(CBS DETROIT) — Dave Coulier, best known as “Uncle Joey” on the ABC sitcom “Full House,” announced Wednesday morning that he has been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 

Coulier, a St. Clair Shores native, revealed the diagnosis on NBC’s “Today,” where he discussed his symptoms and treatment. 

The 65-year-old actor and stand-up comedian said he first noticed symptoms in October after coming down with a cold, when he found a large lump in his groin. 

“It swelled up immediately,” Coulier said. “I thought, ‘Wow, I’m either really sick, or my body’s really reacting to something.’” 

Coulier’s doctors ran several tests and performed a biopsy on the lymph node. 

“(My doctors) said, ‘Hey, we wish we had better news, but you have non-Hodgkin lymphoma, B-cell lymphoma,’” Coulier said. “It was a shock.” 

Coulier said he’s undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy every 21 days and expects to finish his treatment in February 2025. 

“It’s been a bit of a roller coaster. There (are) days where I feel unbelievable,” the actor said. “Then there’s other days where … I’m just going to lay down and let this be what it’s going to be.” 

Coulier, who recently appeared over the weekend at Motor City Comic Con in Metro Detroit, says he’s sharing his story in hopes of raising awareness of cancer and encouraging others to consider cancer screenings. 

“The one thing that just kept presenting itself to me was to tell other people about it. Talk to them about getting something as simple as pre-screening or a breast exam, mammogram, a colonoscopy or a prostate exam,” he said. “It’s a really simple thing to do and it can add years to your life.” 

RYAN and Hannah were two of the most controversial contestants on the 2024 series of Married at First Sight (MAFS).

Rumours about a potential romance between the two swirled when they made a dramatic arrival as a couple at the MAFS reunion. But are they still together?

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Marital feuds

Both Hannah and Ryan were unlucky-in-love on the dating show, with their relationships with Stephen and Sionainn collapsing on screen.

However, fans were shocked when it was revealed that Hannah and Ryan had been flirting off-camera and that they may have even shared a kiss.

Hannah had previously shocked fans when she kissed another bachelor named Orson.

Stephen later confessed that he had his eye on Ryan’s partner Sionainn, which added another layer to the already confusing love quadrangle.

Bombshell coupling

After they left the show, rumours began to fly which suggested that Ryan and Hannah were still together.

They later added fuel to the fire when they showed up to the reunion as a couple.

A TV source told the Daily Mail: “The entire cast was left open mouthed when Hannah walked into the reunion hand in hand with Ryan.

“She had made a big point about her friendliness being taken the wrong way and how the female members of the group had misjudged her intentions.

“But after kissing Orson in secret and growing close to Ryan off camera, it seems some of the suspicions from her co-stars were accurate.”

Relationship revelation

Despite their bombshell appearance as a couple at the MAFS reunion, Hannah revealed on Instagram that they are just friends.

She said: “Me & Ryan built a really lovely friendship when we both got out of the experiment & that is all it has ever been!

“We have never dated and we have never been in a relationship.

If anybody actually took a minute to ask us we would have both happily confirmed that but no!

Instead it was playground whispers, rumours & a public ambush based off of hearsay YET again!

She continued: “All the other cast built friendships (boys and girls) & were chatting, meeting up, enjoying a little WhatsApp group that we were left out of and as always it was more than ok for everybody else to get friendly-but of course not for me!”

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#Shoegate

Hannah also decided to clear up the infamous events of “#shoegate”, which reportedly involved the TV star giving Ryan a “foot massage”.

She took to Instagram to set the record straight.

Hannah posted: “#SHOEGATE. There is only one story here and it’s the truth.

“The truth is this – the entire cast were in a room together the morning after the commitment ceremony.

All of us.

Nobody’s apartment.

 “I never stepped foot (no pun intended) in Ryan & Sionainn’s apartment the entire time I was on the experiment.”

Hannah continued by saying that she was confused about whether Ryan was wearing shoes or slippers.

She explained that she then asked him about the shoes and whether or not they had “fluff” inside them.

Hannah continued: “Ryan responded by pulling his foot out of said shoe and saying ‘here have a look’ I then proceeded to touch said shoe and noticed that in fact there was fluff in his shoe confirming they were in fact slippers.

“Me and Ryan politely smiled at each other as he popped his foot back into his slipper and we all went about our day.

“The end.”

LEGO Horizon Adventures reviewed by Jada Griffin on PlayStation 5. Also available on PC and Nintendo Switch.

LEGO Horizon Adventures reimagines Horizon Zero Dawn with a playful Lego twist, simplifying the story while keeping the heart of its key moments and characters. Combat feels great and offers plenty of difficulty options for players of all skill levels. While the randomness of gadgets and rare weapons can be an annoyance, especially when trying to complete certain challenges, it’s cute that the use-what-you-can-find nature of Horizon has been embraced. There are also plenty of customization options for your characters and the hub town, which was enjoyable as I strived to make Mother’s Heart my own. Couple that with visually impressive levels full of excellent music but disappointingly predictable level design and a lack of extras and I ultimately found myself having fun with LEGO Horizon Adventures even if I was left wanting more. 

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Full House star Dave Coulier has revealed that he has been diagnosed with a “very aggressive” form of stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The 65-year-old actor, who starred as Joey Gladstone on the hit ABC sitcom, shared the news during an appearance on the Today show on Wednesday (November 13).

Coulier said he first discovered symptoms several months ago when he got a cold and then found a large lump on his groin.

“It swelled up immediately,” he recalled. “I thought, ‘Wow, I’m either really sick, or my body’s really reacting to something.’”

He visited the doctor, who shared the shocking diagnosis with him just five weeks ago.

“The first thing I said to them was, ‘Wait a minute – cancer?’” he said. “[I was] feeling like I got punched in the stomach because it never happens to you. You always hear about it happening to someone else.”

Non-Hodgkins lymphoma is a form of cancer that affects the white blood cells, causing them to grow abnormally and can form tumors throughout the body, according to the Mayo Clinic. Stage 3 typically means that the cancer is large and may have spread to surrounding tissues or lymph nodes.

Coulier said he started undergoing rounds of chemotherapy two weeks ago. He shared that he has six rounds of chemo every three weeks and is expected to wrap up treatment by February.

“You hear chemo, and it scares the daylights out of you,” he said. “The first round was pretty intense because you don’t know what to expect. You don’t know how you’re going to feel. Is this going to hit me immediately? Is it going to be devastating? Am I going to walk out of here?”

Describing treatment as “a bit of a roller coaster,” he said: “There [are] days where I feel unbelievable. Then there’s other days where… I’m just going to lay down and let this be what it’s going to be.

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“Some days are nauseous and dizzy, and then there’s other days where the steroids kick in, and I feel like I have a ton of energy,” he added. “I actually skated yesterday with some friends here in Detroit. We just went and skated around and shot pucks, and it was wonderful just to be out there doing something that I love and just trying to stay focused on all the great stuff that I have in my life.”

Coulier praised his wife, Melissa Bring Coulier, for her support, sharing that she “organized [his] entire life, from nutrition to the doctor’s appointments to pills.”

“She’s got stuff color-coded. It’s pretty great,” he said.

Bring Coulier is Coulier’s second wife, whom he married in 2014. He was previously married to actor and model Jayne Modean, with whom he shares 33-year-old son Luc.

Coulier is best known for his role as Joey on Full House. He featured in every episode of the eight-season sitcom, which aired from 1987 to 1995. He later reprised his role for the Fuller House spin-off, which ran from 2016 to 2020.