Julia Louis-Dreyfus received a call saying she had cancer just hours after taking to the podium to win her 11th Primetime Emmy Award, breaking the previous record of six wins for a single role . The Seinfeld star said she was “scared to death” after hearing the shocking news, but no one, not even the comedian, expected a reaction. On September 16, 2017, Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus gracefully accepted an Emmy award, beating out Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin (Grace & Frankie), Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Tracee Ellis Ross (Blackout). “We have a wonderful final season about to start filming with lots of surprises. It has been and will be the adventure of a lifetime, an adventure full of joy,” he enthused about the shoot. The next season of his hit show Veep. The next morning, Louis-Dreyfus, now 62, got a call saying the results of her breast biopsy had come back and she had tested positive for stage 2 breast cancer. “I got this diagnosis. out of the blue and it was after I won the Emmy. Believe it or not. 10 hours later,” he said on Netflix’s “My Guest Needs No Introduction” with David Letterman. “I really enjoyed my win that night, and the next morning the phone rang and he said, “I have bad news. You have cancer.
Of her unusual reaction, the ‘Old Christine’s New Adventures’ star said: ‘It’s not funny, but it’s funny in a different way. I can not believe. I started laughing hysterically like crazy and of course it turned into something else. After the shock wore off, Louis-Dreyfus said that with the fear came reality. In an interview with The New Yorker, the Seinfeld star explained: “Am I going to die tomorrow? I couldn’t get there… Don’t get me wrong: I was scared. But I didn’t go to a very dark place. I didn’t allow him.
Ten days after her diagnosis, Louis-Dreyfus said: “One in eight women will develop cancer. This is who I am today,” Louis-Dreyfus captioned a photo of her letter. “The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let’s fight all cancers and make universal healthcare a reality.” Her decision going public gave Louis-Dreyfus time to recover as he learned about the unaffordable cost of treatment for those without insurance and the delays in filming Veep’s seventh and final season. (HBO’s Veep stopped filming in December 2018.)
He emphasized the importance of the help, saying: “Honestly, I never want to go on a public tour, but I had to take a break from broadcasting, so I had no choice but to do it.” And so on “I feel like I’ve reached a lot of people. I’m so glad I raised a lot of money for women who had mastectomies who needed reconstruction, but insurance didn’t cover it. “There have been a lot of messages of support,” he said. Fans thanked her for her bravery and shared their stories. One wrote: “Today I am. You have always been my hero and now you will be one of my inspirations. You are my inspiration! cancer!!!”
About a year later, after undergoing a double mastectomy and six rounds of chemotherapy, Louis-Dreyfus announced that she was cancer-free. But I couldn’t be with my family and friends who created a recovery environment full of love and laughter.
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 12 Julia Louis-Dreyfus is seen outside Michael Kors during New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter on February 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) “The old cliché that laughter is the best medicine has become true. I gathered my friends and family in a tiny treatment room when I was going through horrible chemotherapy…yikes. Of course we were a pretty average bunch because I was heavily drugged and passed out. He continued, “I mean, laughter is a basic human need, along with love and an HBO subscription.” Veep co-stars Tony Hale and Timothy Simons created a hilarious video for Katy Perry’s “Roar,” with captions like “You’re the champion” and “We hear you scream.”
“What happiness is it to have the back of these poor people?” What a touching inspiration for my day. It’s been viewed over a billion times,” Louis-Dreyfus wrote on her Instagram page. Her husband Brad Hall, 62, whom she married in 1987, and their two sons, Henry, 30, and Charlie, 25, have not left- a never.
“It was like they were putting their hands under me and lifting me up,” she told People. “I think when a family goes through a crisis and comes out the other side, they can have an intimacy like never before. I mean, I was close, but I know how precious life is. In the end, the actor “was diagnosed with cancer and won and came out the other side,” says Louis-Dreyfus. “I’m grateful for everything.”
Thank you Julia Louis-Dreyfus for sharing her journey with the world and giving hope to others diagnosed with cancer. And as her Veep co-stars suggest, I heard her scream! read more
