Castaway
Infection Almost Killed Tom Hanks
11/20/07
Tom
Hanks almost died while making desert island drama Castaway after picking
up a staph infection in Fiji.
The Oscar winner failed to treat a wound on his leg and it became
infected, but it was only two weeks later when swelling refused to go down
that Hanks went to see a doctor - and was told he was close to death.
He says, "He said, 'I have to put you in the hospital as soon as
possible...
because you're about an hour away from having blood poisoning that will
kill you."