Dave Coulier Defends John Stamos Amid Bald Cap Controversy

The 65-year-old comic hit again on the “detrimental feedback” on Instagram after his former “Full Home” co-star confronted criticism for carrying a bald cap in a present of assist throughout Coulier’s most cancers battle.

On Monday, John Stamos shared images of himself shaving Dave Coulier’s head—whereas sporting a bald cap and a few intelligent Photoshop work—stating that he wished to point out “love and solidarity.”

Coulier, who revealed his prognosis on the “At the moment” present final week, expressed his gratitude to Stamos for understanding “the best way to cheer [him] up” as he battles stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

“I laughed out loud when he arrived carrying a bald cap — being a real loving pal and brother,” Coulier mentioned, sending “nothing however love” to the critics.

The actor additionally shared that he’s acquired messages from individuals “impressed by [his] phrases and actions to say they’re going to examine in with their docs.” He continued, “I’m nonetheless going to chortle within the face of adversity. Once I misplaced my sister, Sharon, my mom, Arlen, and my niece Shannon to most cancers, we tried to remain optimistic, and we made one another chortle by the worst of it.”

“So I’m selecting to unfold the phrase about early most cancers detection to assist individuals,” Coulier concluded. “That’s simply who I’m.”

The primary picture featured the previous co-stars and longtime pals posing collectively—Coulier with a shaved head and Stamos sporting a bald cap in solidarity. Within the second photograph, Stamos shared amusing with Coulier as he helped him shave his head. The ultimate picture captured each Stamos and Coulier’s spouse, Melissa, sharing a candy second, kissing Coulier’s bald head.

Coulier discovered he had cancer after an higher respiratory an infection in October precipitated his lymph nodes to swell quickly, with one space rising to the dimensions of a golf ball. This development prompted his docs to suggest PET and CT scans, together with a biopsy, which finally confirmed the prognosis.

“Three days later, my docs referred to as me again they usually mentioned, ‘We want we had higher information for you, however you’ve got non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and it is referred to as B cell and it’s totally aggressive,’” he recalled. “I went from, I acquired slightly little bit of a head chilly to I’ve most cancers, and it was fairly overwhelming,” Coulier informed PEOPLE Magazine. “This has been a very quick curler coaster journey of a journey.”

After receiving his prognosis, Coulier shared the information together with his “Full Home” household, together with Stamos, Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber, Jodie Sweetin, Lori Loughlin, Scott Weinger, and collection creator Jeff Franklin.

“I did not need them to listen to it from another person, so I despatched a textual content message out,” he mentioned. “It was simply this outpouring of, ‘I shall be there. You simply identify the time, and I do know you are in nice fingers with Mel, however what can we do?’ It truly is overwhelming the love that we’ve got for one another. We have been there for therefore a few years for one another and it is fairly outstanding.”

Dave Coulier was not the one one to handle the backlash his “Full Home” co-star has acquired. Andrea Barber commented on the submit, “I really like you guys a lot.”

Candace Cameron Bure wrote, “That is improbable.”

Upon learning that his cancer was Stage 3 — that means it hadn’t unfold past the lymphatic system — Coulier started chemotherapy instantly. He additionally had a port surgically implanted to facilitate the direct supply of remedy into his physique.

Within the 5 weeks since his prognosis, Coulier has undergone three surgical procedures and has already began his chemotherapy remedy. “You hear chemo, and it scares the daylights out of you,” he mentioned in an interview with NBC Information’ “Today” show.

The actor is scheduled to bear six rounds of chemotherapy, with every session going down each 21 days. He’s anticipated to finish his remedy by February.