Home Alone star Ken Hudson Campbell’s daughter has given fans a health update after the actor had surgery to remove a tumour in his mouth.
Michaela said her father, 61, is “doing well” after the 10-hour operation last week, but a battle lies ahead of the family as he will soon have radiation treatment five times a week.
“I think the hardest part of this is going to be him losing his speech and his ability to talk. So speech therapy is going to play a big role in it,” she explained to People.
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“We’re kind of playing it one step at a time, depending on how debilitated he is.”
“If he needs extra help, we might put him into a nursing home for a little while, but if not, we’re going to take him back home and we still will be hiring post-op care help with that.”
Michaela and the family raised $US102,000 ($AU)152,000 for their father’s treatment on a crowd-funding website, after he lost his SAG-AFTRA health insurance in January last year.
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She explained that her father, who played Santa Claus in the 1990 movie Home Alone, “burst into tears” when he saw the messages and well wishes on the page.
He was diagnosed on October 27 with Squamous cell carcinoma – or oral cancer.
The surgery included removing a large part of his jawbone along with his lymph nodes and part of his leg bone to reconstruct a new jaw.
The family are hoping for a full recovery for their beloved father who has continued his acting work following his appearance in Home Alone.
On the crowdfunding page they wrote: “Every prayer, positive thought, dollar, or gesture of support means the world to our family.”
“Ken Campbell is a family man. A loving father of two children with an admirable lust for life, and a passion for acting, writing, & sports… We are asking for your help so that Kenny can use the time ahead to return to health, and spend more time with family & friends.”
Following Home Alone Campbell starred in Down Periscope as well as an episode of Seinfeld. He also appeared as a drill worker in the hit movie Armageddon and worked as a voice over actor.
Campbell recently shared a post remembering his appearance on Home Alone to mark 30 years since the role.
“30 years or so ago I was Santa in Home Alone,” he shared.
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