Ray Martin has revealed that he nearly died while filming an SBS documentary series on death in November last year.
The veteran journalist was filming the final scene of the three-part series, called Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye, when he felt “really unwell”.
The 79-year-old man said The Daily TelegraphHe is “never sick,” so his daughter Jenna took him to the emergency department.
He was diagnosed with a blood clot in his heart caused by a severe chest infection.
“It was the only time in my life that, because I was so high, I thought, ‘This could be the end,'” he admitted.
“I’m 79 years old, I’ve never been in a hospital in my life and I was thinking, ‘I can’t afford to die now.’”
Ray was monitored by heart and lung specialists and has since been given the all-clear by doctors.
Last year, the veteran reporter insisted he still has plenty of life left in him as he ages gracefully.
Ray Martin has revealed that he nearly died while filming an SBS documentary series about death in November last year.
“I’m never going to retire. David Attenborough is over 90 and he’s my role model. He says you should keep doing what you love,” she told Woman’s Day magazine.
He added that the workaholic lifestyle he once led prevented him from enjoying the important things in life and that he was never going to repeat that mistake.
‘I lived in New York for 10 years as an ABC correspondent, working eight days a week. But I think about all the things I didn’t do that I should have done.
“You have your whole life to sleep, you have to try.”
The esteemed A Current Affair host added that as he gets older, he is more committed than ever to spending time with his children Jenna and Luke and his two grandchildren.
He said he had “never been sick” so his daughter Jenna took him to the emergency room. He was diagnosed with a blood clot in his heart caused by a severe chest infection.