John Stamos recently took to social media to show his support for former Full House co-star, Dave Coulier, amid his cancer diagnosis.\n
In a trio of photos shared on Instagram, Stamos sported a bald cap alongside a freshly shaved Coulier.\n
\u201cNothing like throwing on a bald cap and flexing some Photoshop skills to show some love and solidarity with my bro @dcoulier,\u201d Stamos captioned the photos.\n
While the pictures received over half a million likes, thousands of people left comments with many questioning the appropriateness of the situation.\n
\u201cGod bless Dave but is this really appropriate? A bald cap is showing solidarity? You can just take your cap off and be \u2018normal\u2019 again. When people take this route they actually shave their head. I can\u2019t help but feel that you\u2019re using Dave\u2019s diagnoses as a way to make yourself more likeable,\u201d one person wrote.\n
Another commenter called Stamos\u2019 gesture \u201cshallow,\u201d berating him for using a bald cap and then sharing the photos on Instagram \u201cto get those likes.\u201d\n
\u201cHate to be that person but this is more insulting by putting on a bald cap then not shaving ur head,\u201d read another comment.\n
John Librett, PhD, MPH, cancer survivor and founder of Survivor Healthcare, spoke with Newsner about the controversy surrounding Stamos\u2019 show of support.\n
\u201cAn approach to cancer treatment is an effort toward patient centered care, also known as person-centered care. Responding to what is important for the patient, this approach puts the patient\u2019s needs and preferences at the center of all care decisions,\u201d Librett says.\n
While many took offense to the General Hospital alum\u2019s bald cap, Librett pointed out it wasn\u2019t their place to judge.\n
Librett explained how a cancer diagnosis is \u201cextremely personal,\u201d and people handle it in different ways.\n
\u201cFor instance, when I had cancer I was contacted by a clinic that wanted me to join their support group,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI attended one support group meeting. For me, this was a very depressing and deflating experience.\u201d\n
The meeting consisted of members expressing their \u201cpersonal anger and frustration\u201d with various aspects of their journey with cancer. Although potentially helpful for some in attendance, Librett found the support group to be of little help.\n
\u201cI was interested in exploring my cancer experience from a perspective of compassion and curiosity,\u201d Librett says. \u201cWhen I had cancer I did not want to go to war with my cancer, battle my cancer, or fight my cancer. Instead, I asked my cancer \u2013 what are you here to teach me? My cancer taught me that we need a shift in language and perspective \u2013 a shift from fighting a war on cancer to recognizing cancer as a crisis.\u201d\n
Coulier, who only announced his Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis on November 13, defended his longtime friend with his own post on Instagram.\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our friendship (me and John) and this is how we are handling a very tough time. I\u2019m a comedian and humor is what drives me. John knows how to cheer me up and I laughed out loud when he arrived wearing a bald cap \u2014 being a true loving friend and brother,\u201d he wrote.\n
\u201cI have heard from so many people who have been inspired enough by my words and actions to say that they are going to check in with their doctors and get mammograms, a colonoscopy or a prostate exam,\u201d he continued.\n
Despite the negative comments, the actor promised \u201cto laugh in the face of adversity\u201d as he continued his battle with cancer and spread the word about early detection.\n
\u201cThat\u2019s just who I am.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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