Dave Coulier’s wife, Melissa Bring, is providing an update on his health amid his cancer diagnosis.
According to Bring’s interview with WXYZ on Thursday, January 23, Coulier has been experiencing increasingly challenging days as the effects of the chemotherapy build up. Despite this, Coulier’s humor has served as a source of strength during the difficult times.
Bring mentioned that Coulier’s positive attitude has been crucial in his battle against cancer. To uplift his spirits, they often start the day with a dance party accompanied by music, especially on days when he is feeling better.
While sharing that “everyone is really rallying around all of us,” Bring explained that she thinks Coulier’s strength is “just innately in him.”
Reflecting on the significant losses Coulier has endured due to cancer, Bring highlighted the passing of his mother, sister, and niece, as well as his other sister’s battle with the disease. She noted that Coulier draws inspiration and strength from the brave women in his life who have faced similar challenges, and he strives to honor their memory by facing his own battle with determination.
The Full House alum told People in November 2024 that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Coulier, 65, explained that he had received his diagnosis the month before after an upper respiratory infection resulted in severe swelling of his lymph nodes. Coulier underwent PET and CT scans and a biopsy after one area grew to the size of a golf ball.
“Three days later, my doctors called me back and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and it’s called B cell and it’s very aggressive,’” he told the outlet. “I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming. This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.”
Coulier shared that Bring, whom he wed in 2014, advised friends of theirs in the medical field and worked to create “a very specific plan for how they were going to treat this.” Coulier claimed that his recovery rate “went from something low to [the] 90 percent range” after a bone marrow test came back negative.
Coulier shared during an appearance on Today in November 2023 that he’s had “three surgeries” and if his treatment goes as planned, he would be in “total remission” by the time he completes chemotherapy in February.
