Dave Coulier Says He is Considered Loss of life amid Most cancers Battle

Dave Coulier is getting candid in regards to the grim ideas he has skilled since his most cancers analysis.

The Full Home alum — who was recognized with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma — spoke to Parade for a canopy story and revealed that realistically, it’s troublesome to keep away from fascinated about demise.

“I feel everyone’s thoughts goes there,” he instructed the outlet. “It is a part of the truth of life. Like, ‘Wow, that is actually critical’ and ‘What is the worst that might occur?’ I’ve seen it so typically in my household.”

The actor, 65, added that he and his spouse Melissa, whom he married in July 2014, even began to have “what if” conversations when he was struggling together with his therapy.

“After [the fifth round of] chemo, he was like, ‘I do not know if I might do that once more,’” Melissa stated. “He was like, ‘I’m ready both manner. If I die, I die. And if I can keep right here, nice. I wish to.’ These conversations have been clearly so robust.”

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Coulier accomplished chemotherapy in February, admitting that it took a major toll on his physique.

“The signs have been getting worse and worse with every therapy,” he defined. “So neuropathy, which I hadn’t skilled earlier than, began to extend. Nausea began to extend. Dizziness began to extend. They name it chemo mind, the place you are a bit foggy — that began to extend. My days of having the ability to stand up and stroll round and be lively began to lower.”

“Some days, I simply did not wish to do something,” he stated, noting that after his sixth spherical of chemo, he couldn’t even get himself off the bed. “Although I needed to maneuver round and exit and, , work round the home, I simply could not. There was a lot cancer-related fatigue that received progressively worse and worse and worse, and I assumed, ‘Wow, that is how it’ll go.’”

Regardless of the troublesome journey, Coulier instructed the outlet that he truly feels fortunate. In current weeks, he had an up to date biopsy and realized there is no such thing as a signal of most cancers. He’s now awaiting outcomes of his CAT scan that can decide if most cancers “might be within the rear-view mirror.”

The star stated he’s hoping to return to the hospital and at last ring the bell. “Right this moment is the primary day that I actually really feel like, ‘Wow, I am feeling fairly darn good. I really feel like myself,’” he stated. 

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Coulier first revealed his stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma analysis completely to PEOPLE in November 2024. He shared that an higher respiratory an infection resulted in swelling of his lymph nodes, which led him to get examined.

“This has been a very quick roller-coaster trip of a journey,” he stated on the time. “I checked out how these phrases affected [Melissa] and I assumed, what, I’ll be sturdy all through this, not only for me, however I’ll be sturdy for her.” 

All through his journey, he stated he’s been pulling inspiration from members of the family, lots of whom additionally went by way of most cancers. “I misplaced my mother to breast most cancers. I misplaced my sister Sharon to breast most cancers. She was 36 years previous. I misplaced my niece, Shannon. She was 29 years previous,” he stated, including that his older sister Karen can also be going by way of most cancers alongside him. 

“I noticed what these ladies in my household went by way of, and I assumed to myself, ‘If I might be simply 1/tenth of a p.c as sturdy as they have been, then I’ll be simply tremendous,” he continued.