Li was recently pictured in Tibet eating dumplings, and he looked quite ill in the pictures. He also looked weaker than his usual self. His manager revealed that the photos shouldn’t worry his fans as they are just some pictures of a 55-year-old who has not been keeping well, but he is not in any critical duress.
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It has also been reported that Li cannot accept intense and high-powered roles anymore, which require him to perform aggressive stunts. So, the actor who currently lives in Singapore has been staying away from action roles, and has been focusing on himself.
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It has been reported that when he was first diagnosed with the disease, Jet Li dealt with it very strongly, and he did his best to beat it. In fact, his treatment was successful at first, but then as he was recovering, he relapsed.
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Li revealed that in 2013, doctors warned him that if he continues doing physically demanding films, he would end up in a wheelchair, and would be in worse shape in a few months. But Li confirms that he is in some pain but he is not in a wheelchair yet.
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It looks like Li is staying away from action films, for now, a genre which is almost solely responsible for his legacy. But he is obviously under medical compulsions. He is set to play a major role in the live-action Mulan film in 2020, but that wouldn’t require him to perform any stunts.
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