Dave Coulier defends John Stamos bald cap after fans call it ‘shallow’ gesture

It tin beryllium hard to cognize however to enactment a loved 1 going done a cancer diagnosis — a acquisition John Stamos is learning successful existent time.

In a motion of enactment for his person and Full House co-star Dave Coulier, who was precocious diagnosed with “very aggressive” Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Stamos donned a bald headdress and helped Coulier shave his head, sharing a carousel of photos to Instagram connected Monday nighttime to mark the crab milestone.

“Nothing similar throwing connected a bald headdress and flexing immoderate Photoshop skills to amusement immoderate emotion and solidarity with my bro @dcoulier,” Stamos said successful the caption.

“You’re handling this with truthful overmuch spot and positivity—it’s inspiring. I cognize you’re going to get done this, and I’m arrogant to basal with you each measurement of the way. I emotion you.”

Coulier revealed his crab diagnosis to respective publications past week, explaining that erstwhile helium fell sick with a thorax acold past period helium was amazed to observe a play ball-sized lump successful his groin that swelled up retired of nowhere. He said he’d noticed enlarged lymph nodes successful his armpits and cervix during past respiratory infections, but this was different.

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

The begetter of 1 shared helium is successful the midst of doing chemo and is expected to decorativeness his attraction by February.

And portion Stamos did what helium thought was a benignant motion by cosplaying a bald idiosyncratic portion shaving his friend’s head, immoderate fans of the actors pointed retired immoderate problematic aspects to the amusement of solidarity.

“God bless Dave 🙏🏻 but is this truly appropriate?” 1 idiosyncratic pointed out. “A bald headdress is showing solidarity? You tin conscionable instrumentality your headdress disconnected and beryllium ‘normal’ again. When radical instrumentality this way they really shave their head. I can’t assistance but consciousness that you’re utilizing Dave’s diagnoses [sic] arsenic a mode to marque yourself much likeable.”

“What a shallow gesture! Couldn’t adjacent chopped your hairsbreadth disconnected for your friend. And you made definite to station it connected Instagram to get those likes too,” different idiosyncratic commented.

“Uncle Jessie could ne'er chopped his hair,” different wrote, referencing Stamos’s celebrated thick, acheronian locks.

Others, however, applauded the enactment and defended Stamos.

“Awwww this is truthful cute … also, to anyone successful the comments.. if Dave isn’t offended by this, you shouldn’t beryllium either. And retrieve .. John is an histrion and whitethorn request his hairsbreadth for his JOB,” 1 idiosyncratic shared.

“Standing successful solidarity isn’t conscionable shaving your head. Don’t beryllium cruel, they are lifelong friends,” different argued.

In this case, it seems similar Coulier truly appreciated the motion from his erstwhile TV roommate. Responding to the backlash connected Stamos’ post, helium took to his ain Instagram provender to defend his friend.

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“It’s our relationship (me and John) and this is however we are handling a precise pugnacious time. I’m a comedian and wit is what drives me,” helium wrote Tuesday morning.

“John knows however to cheer maine up and I laughed retired large erstwhile helium arrived wearing a bald headdress – being a existent loving person and brother.”

It’s important to remember, however, that conscionable similar each crab is different, each crab diligent is antithetic successful however they champion consciousness supported by their friends and household portion navigating their hard wellness circumstances.

In forums and societal media feeds astir the internet, crab survivors person weighed successful connected however it made them consciousness erstwhile loved ones offered to shave their heads oregon change their carnal quality successful solidarity portion they were undergoing crab treatment.

In a blog post for the University of Virginia Health System, 1 bosom crab diligent said she felt precise supported erstwhile her friends threw her a enactment and each shaved their heads together.

“It was truthful fun, and it made it truthful overmuch easier to beryllium a bald pistillate surrounded by different beauteous bald women! I inactive get a small teary reasoning astir the emotion and enactment I felt that night,” she said.

However, the station reminds well-meaning loved ones that the intent of a supportive enactment doesn’t needfully mean the interaction volition enactment up and, ultimately, you should cheque successful with your loved 1 connected however they volition champion consciousness supported.

“I wore a wig truthful I wouldn’t person to consciousness similar a crab diligent each clip I looked successful the mirror,” different crab subsister explained successful the post. “If idiosyncratic (shaved their head) for me, I’d be reminded of the cancer each clip I looked astatine them.”

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