Barry Du Bois shares emotional health update
Channel 10 star Barry Du Bois is currently battling Plasmacytoma Myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks the immune system.
The Aussie designer, 62, shared a heartfelt post about the importance of being open during such turbulent times.
“During a podcast last week, the host thanked me for being so open with my emotions,” he wrote.
“She said we really don’t know each other that well and to expose my feelings so openly [and] honestly was very brave to allow that vulnerability,” he continued.
“I explained that after being forced into the ring with terribly viscous opponents like cancer, it is not a scary thing for me to allow emotions to surface when sharing a painful story.
"So I don’t see it as brave and have learnt that expressing your emotions rather than suppressing [them] helps to self reflect and gain emotional resilience.”
The 62-year-old paired the post with a black and white photo of his arm hooked up to an IV drip as he lay in bed.
Du Bois is best known for co-hosting Channel 10’s The Living Room lifestyle show for the past decade, where he hosted the show’s renovations segment.
After signalling a year-long hiatus, the cast bid fans farewell, and the show’s future remains uncertain.
Du Bois’ current cancer comes after a decade-long battle in 2017.
Speaking to the Adelaide Advertiser in March, he said he was determined to fight the blood cancer.
“I looked, and I'm still looking, for every advantage I can find to give me an extra second, an extra day, maybe a week, or even a month with my children and this beautiful life that I've been gifted,” he said.
Du Bois also made a surprise run for the Senate as an independent in the 2023 federal election.
He eventually withdrew after deciding that his “health and family come first”.
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