Samuel Johnson's emotional tribute to his terminally ill sister
Actor Samuel Johnson has paid an emotional tribute to his sister, who recently stopped treatment for terminal cancer, on his Love Your Sister Facebook page.
The 2017 Gold Logie winner has revealed that his sister Connie, who has terminal cancer, is near to the end of her battle.
"I wish I could soften your pain, or lessen your fear, or give you something tangible," he writes in the heartfelt post.
"I'm proud to walk you to the hardest part of the road. The end. The only part of the road in your life that must sadly be travelled alone."
The mother of two has terminal breast cancer but has battled various forms of cancer since she was a child.
She recently decided to end her treatment.
Johnson posted a photo of Connie on stage in front of 1400 medical graduates and wrote that "I had to wheel her offstage and into the wings, for the last time, as as soon as we were out of sight, we both buckled."
The Facebook post is full of affectionate in-jokes and nicknames.
He calls Connie his "bonehead sister" and "Little Miss Connie Cottonsocks" and refers to himself as "your ever grotty and very sad little brother, Sammy Seal."
Love Your Sister is the charity the pair set up together, and it has raised millions for cancer research.
"Stand big and tall, dear sister, for you have lifed a life to be proud of," Johnson writes.
"You've loved well, and you've been loved well, which is all that really matters in the end."
