In early April of this year, just days after Hour Detroit went to press with our annual Health Guide magazine, which included a cover story about actor and comedian Dave Coulier’s experience with cancer, the news broke that the St. Clair Shores resident was cancer-free.
In our story, we interviewed Dave’s wife, Melissa Coulier, who co-founded the holistic wellness company Live Well Lead Well. She spoke about how they had combined holistic healing with the chemotherapy treatments Dave had been receiving since he was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
She helped Dave make nutrition a priority by eating healthy, home-prepared meals and incorporating movement as much as possible during the day.
When we spoke in March, Melissa was unsure she wanted to give an update, as she couldn’t predict how his health would be at the time of publication in early May. “Things change day by day,” she said. “But I think that his positive mindset and the innate fighter in him really give him a one up.” It certainly seemed to work.
“We often hear that laughter is the best medicine, and it truly is,” Coulier told Hour Detroit shortly after his “Pain to Purpose” fundraiser at The Adams Manor in Oakland Township, which raised over $30,000 for cancer research.
“A cancer journey can be very dark. Laughter can be a very bright light that will guide you to a better place — both physically and emotionally.”
At the event, Coulier emphasized the importance of early detection (“I encourage everyone to get tested”) and avoiding toxic materials — without losing sight of humor. After his diagnosis, he said, he “had a light-bulb moment,” realizing that “toxins are all around us”: in food, clothes, hygiene products.
“Changing my entire lifestyle would be a long and arduous process, so I started with one thing — I replaced my toothpaste,” Coulier said.
Today, that arduous process is apparently complete: Even his underwear, Coulier informed the assembled guests, is now organic.
The ticketed event was co-hosted by Live Well Lead Well and B.T.R. Nation, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the V Foundation for Cancer Research, which was founded in 1993 by legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano.
This story originally appeared in the October 2025 issue of Hour Detroit magazine. To read more, pick up a copy of Hour Detroit at a local retail outlet. Click here to get our digital edition.
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