Barry Du Bois breaks down during emotional reunion with Amanda Keller
He is battling cancer for a second time and Barry Du Bois remained defiant as he revealed it “can’t be my time” during an emotional reunion with his The Living Room co-host Amanda Keller.
The 57-year-old hugged his friend tightly as he held back tears and confessed that he was “really angry” when he found out in October last year that after six years in remission his cancer had returned.
“I didn't know what to expect physically. You look good,” Amanda told him while visiting him in hospital during last Friday's episode of The Living Room.
“Since I found out about this - you were the one of the first people I told - I got really angry,” Barry replied.
Struggling to contain his emotion, Barry added shakily but emphatically: “But this can’t be my time... it can’t be my time.”
“I got myself physically fit, fitter than I've been for a long time, lost a few of those kilos that I didn't need and started this race as a favourite,” he said.
Holding Barry’s hand, Amanda replied, “'I know that just a few days ago you weren't feeling great but you feel like you've turned a little corner.”
Barry admitted the last few days had taken their emotional toll.
“I got a little infection, which happens in this situation. The chemo's job is to take your white cells down to zero,' he said.
The father-of-two said the hardest part of the treatment was not seeing his twins Arabella and Bennett, both five, who started school this year.
Amanda tearfully told of the love and support for him: “There's so much love for you Baz, everywhere I go people say, 'Give my love to Baz'.”
She later shared a photo of their reunion on Instagram, writing: “Caught up with this beautiful man. Heart as big as Phar Lap but without that horsey smell.”
She added: “How loved is @baz_dubois? Everywhere I go people ask how he's going.”
Barry also posted a snap with his dear friend and wrote: “Best medicine you can get is a visit from a beautiful friend, dropped in for a visit & we had a great chat.”