Barry Du Bois reflects on his terminal cancer diagnosis

The Living Room star Barry Du Bois has reflected on his terminal cancer diagnosis. 

The 58-year-old personality admitted to The Daily Telegraph this week that he is grateful for every day that he has with his family. 

He also said he feels ‘lucky’ to be able to celebrate Father’s Day with his twins.  

‘Every day that I wake up I am pretty happy’: The Living Room’s Barry Du Bois reflects on his terminal cancer diagnosis and says he feels ‘lucky’ to celebrate Father’s Day with his children (pictured with his family and wife Leonie Carol Tobler)

‘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,’ Barry told the publication. 

He added: ‘I am a very lucky man.’

Barry said that he ‘cherishes every moment,’ because ‘my life, because of recent medical problems, might be shorter than most.’

Health battle: Barry said that he 'cherishes every moment,' because 'my life, because of recent medical problems, might be shorter than most'

Health battle: Barry said that he ‘cherishes every moment,’ because ‘my life, because of recent medical problems, might be shorter than most’

Barry is father to six-year-old twins Arabella and Bennett, who he shares with wife Leonie Carol Tobler. 

He was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, affecting the blood and bone marrow, and was told by doctors he might not live to see his 58th birthday, which was last month. 

The author recently survived a ‘double lethal dose’ of chemotherapy after dozens of tumours spread through his pelvis and spine.

He has said in previous interviews, that he has chosen not to tell the children of his ongoing diagnosis. 

Heartbreak: He was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, affecting the blood and bone marrow, and was told by doctors he might not live to see his 58th birthday, which was last month

Heartbreak: He was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, affecting the blood and bone marrow, and was told by doctors he might not live to see his 58th birthday, which was last month

‘S*** no, I don’t want to go. But let’s not kid ourselves. I don’t think I’m dying,’ the Living Room host, 57, revealed to New Idea.

He told the publication: ‘None of us gets out of here alive, but I don’t think I’m going to die. I believe in myself and I will instill in my children the same self-belief.’

The TV personality also revealed that it was touch and go back in February when he contracted tinea – a fungal infection commonly known as ‘athlete’s foot’. 

Protecting them? He has said in previous interviews, that he has chosen not to tell the children of his ongoing diagnosis

Protecting them? He has said in previous interviews, that he has chosen not to tell the children of his ongoing diagnosis

Thankfully, the presenter pulled through after receiving emergency care from the team at Sydney’s St Vincent’s hospital.

‘I thought I was gone,’ he admitted. ‘It was the dumbest thing. A bit of tinea between my toes had caused an infection that could’ve hit me in the heart.’

The Network Ten star has written a book called Life Force: An Unforgettable Story of Living with Cancer, in which he opens up about his healthy way of living that helped him to beat multiple myeloma the first time.

 

 

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