Bondi Rescue actor’s last tragic Instagram post: In a medical room, a hero lifeguard sings an Australian favorite and declares, “disease can’t get us, we’re too joyful” as friends commemorate the “legend who saved countless lives” at a world-famous beach.
Terry ‘T-Man’ McDermott of Bondi Rescue has succumbed to cancer.
He released a video of himself singing with a hospitalized patient weeks before his death. McDermott stayed upbeat as he sang “Horses” by Daryl Braithwaite.
A few weeks before his death, a Bondi Rescue star who lost his fight with illness released a video of himself singing with other hospital patients.
Terry ‘Tezz’ McDermott was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Anzac Day, 2020, and died on Thursday, surrounded by his family and friends.
McDermott’s last Instagram post was a video of him in good spirits while waiting for his chemotherapy treatment at Prince of Wales Hospital’s oncology unit.
He stated that he had met David, a fellow sufferer, and that the two had instantly hit it off.
The message said, “Dave and I have discovered the cure for cancer, and it’s singing and laughter.”
McDermott said that the couple had been amusing the rest of the ward by singing popular songs prior to performing “Horses” by Daryl Braithwaite as a duet.
A Bondi Rescue star who lost his fight with cancer released a video of himself singing with other hospital patients weeks before he passed away.
On Anzac Day 2020, lifeguard Terry ‘Tezz’ McDermott was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He passed away on Thursday, surrounded by family and friends.
In the video, the duo sings, “That’s how it’s going to be, little sweetheart.” “You go horseback riding, yes, yeah”
McDermott has repeatedly chronicled his struggle against prostate cancer on social media.
McDermott said in a video broadcast in December 2020 that he had had nine rounds of chemotherapy, three more than is typically given to patients.
He said, “They tell me that after you finish treatment at the Prince of Wales chemotherapy unit, you ring a bell.”
Later, he videotaped himself ringing the hospital bell while thanking a throng of applauding nurses for their continued support.
He said, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Bondi Rescue issued a note on its Facebook page late Friday night lamenting the passing of “one of the kindest watermen to ever adorn a jersey.”
The eulogy said, “This dedicated man saved many lives over his more than 30-year career working at several beaches.”
Terry, Tezzy, Moondoggy, and T-Mac McDermott. We appreciate your contributions to the community.
“Rest in peace, magnificent man”
In one video, McDermott videotaped himself sitting in the Prince of Wales Hospital cancer unit and said that he needed nine rounds of chemotherapy.
Later, he recorded himself ringing the hospital bell and thanked a throng of applauding nurses for their continuing support.
Mr. McDermott served as a lifeguard on the Central Coast for 20 years and on Bondi Beach for 10 years.
Mr. McDermott received tributes from fans of the program all throughout the globe.
Mr. McDermott is survived by his wife, Joanna, and their son, Matt.
Mr. McDermott served as a lifeguard for 20 years on the Central Coast and 10 years on the renowned Bondi Beach.
After a fight with cancer, he passed away surrounded by loved ones.
Mr. McDermott received tributes from fans of the program all throughout the globe.
This is absolutely tragic. I will pray for you, your family, and your fellow lifeguards. You were an exceptional lifeguard. I like seeing Bondi on YouTube on the East Coast of the United States. “This tears my heart,” commented one overseas admirer.
“Such tragic news. I adored seeing him on Bondi Rescue from Ireland, said another viewer.
“Adieu Terry. Thanks for being yourself. We appreciate your service. What a magnificent man you were. Rest in Peace.
Terry was a dynamic, eloquent individual who always had a fascinating tale to tell. Sunshine Coast Lifeguards published as a memorial
Trent Maxwell wrote a heartfelt tribute to Mr. McDermott, praising him for “teaching me the ropes of lifeguarding.”
Trent Maxwell also sent Mr. McDermott a heartfelt tribute, praising him for “teaching me the ropes of lifeguarding.”
“I shall miss you, buddy, there was never a boring time.” You were a fantastic waterman and always had tremendous advice to impart to the younger men. We had some wonderful days together, and you will be missed,’ stated Mr. Maxwell.
“Vale buddy, I’m truly devastated by your passing, but you’re now at Peace.” So many people will miss you terribly, said Mark Radford online.
Sending my sympathies to everyone at Bondi Rescue and to Terry’s family. We have enjoyed seeing him on the program since he has always seemed to be such a wonderful man,’ another user said.
As a memorial, Sunshine Coast Lifeguards said, “Terry was a dynamic, eloquent individual who always had an amazing tale to share.”
He was well-known all across the globe and was a friend and colleague to other lifeguards around the nation.
Terry was a dynamic, eloquent individual who always had a great tale to tell,’ Sunshine Coast Lifeguards said in a memorial.
McDermott once disclosed in a show-related Q&A the most perilous surf rescue in which he was engaged.
McDermott once disclosed in a show-related Q&A the most perilous surf rescue he had participated in.
“Three patients were rescued from a river mouth using a paddleboard on an ebbing tide with a distance of 100 meters between each patient when they were located,”
McDermott recorded his struggle against the illness on social media after being diagnosed with prostate cancer on Anzac Day in 2020.
The death of the Bondi Rescue hero is the latest tragedy to befall the McDermott family, after the loss of their newborn baby by the lifeguard and his girlfriend.
In 2013, McDermott revealed in an episode of his hit television series that he had lost his son due to birth complications.
“My son was entrapped in the birth canal and had complications that deprived him of oxygen for ten minutes, but he died a week later,” he said.