Barry Du Bois opens up about celebrating Father’s Day after cancer battle
After a tough year battling cancer for the second time, Barry Du Bois feels incredibly lucky to be marking another Father’s Day.
The 58-year-old father-of-two found the day with his wife Leoni Toblerand and six-year-old twins Arabella and Bennett, extra special.
“I look forward to every day at this stage of my life,” Barry told Confidential.
“We are all on limited time. My life, because of recent medical problems, might be shorter than most. So I cherish every moment.”
It was only a year ago that Barry was told he was terminally ill due to multiple myeloma, a disease affecting his blood and bone marrow.
However, The Living Room host refuses to let his disease define him and has maintained his positive outlook.
“It is hard for me to say I cherish Father’s Day more than any other day because every day that I wake up I am pretty happy,” he said.
“I am a very lucky man.
“People often ask me if you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? If you could have anything you want, what would it be? I answer that question the same way every time. I can live wherever I want, I can have whatever I want and I have got it. I have a beautiful family that means everything to me.
“I spend my working hours with people I love and I enjoy every second of every day. I have what I dream about.”