KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran actor and comedian Zainal Ariffin Abdul Hamid or Zaibo, 62, is currently undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer at Sungai Buloh Hospital.
The star of comedies as Spanar Jaya and films as Awan Dania and Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadoccia in a news report yesterday said that told he was initially warded at Batu Pahat Hospital in Johor for a high blood pressure ailment, but doctors subsequently diagnosed him with cancer and referrred him to Sungai Buloh.
“I was shocked to learn that I had the Big C, and didn’t want family, friends and fans to worry about me. My illness has made me throw up each time I have a meal, and I’m now consuming only liquid foods,” said Zaibo.
The actor who lives in Batu Pahat has not been appearing in films and television series for the last two years, and has called on fans to pray for his full recovery.
“I only began to feel sick two weeks after Hari Raya Aidilfitri. I have faith in my doctors, and what keeps me going is thinking positively that I’ll beat my illness.”