Actress Magda Szubanski has shared a health update from her hospital bed as she continues treatment for stage-four cancer. The 64-year-old, best known for Kath & Kim and the Babe films, posted an Instagram video thanking a young fan for lifting her spirits during chemotherapy.

“This is a special shout-out to 10-year-old Annabella in Adelaide. Thank you so much for your impression of Sharon Strzelecki. I’m in here having chemo and it really cheered me up,” Szubanski said, smiling from her hospital bed. She added, “I’m really touched and that was a beautiful thing to do. Thank you my sweet. Lots of love to you.” In her post, she admitted: “Chemo is smacking me around right now.”

Szubanski revealed in May that she had been diagnosed with stage-four mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive blood cancer discovered “incidentally” during a breast screening. At the time, she shared a video of her shaven head, explaining, “It is one of the nasty ones, unfortunately.”

Despite the tough battle, she remains hopeful: “New treatments keep coming down the pipeline all the time.” She also reminded fans, “Please keep a distance though because I will be very immunocompromised… Wave enthusiastically from a safe distance and know I love you madly.”