Christian LeBlanc says fans spotted his cancer sign on Y&R
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00:00 It's not just Eric facing the tough battle against cancer. Another beloved star from
00:04 The Young and the Restless, Christian LeBlanc, has recently shared his own journey with the disease.
00:09 And thankfully, due to the sharp eye of his devoted fans, it was caught in its early stages.
00:14 Stay tuned to hear more about his battle story.
00:16 It had been months since Christian LeBlanc, who plays Michael Baldwin in The Young and the
00:25 Restless, suddenly disappeared from the show. His months-long absence really made the fans worried,
00:31 thinking maybe he left the show. How could they not? The last time we saw him was about
00:35 five months back and we didn't quite hear anything from him or about his leave.
00:40 We finally know the reason behind his long hiatus and it's bittersweet. In a chat with a local CBS
00:45 affiliate in New Orleans, the 65-year-old actor made a heartbreaking reveal that he was diagnosed
00:50 with multiple myeloma in June, a form of blood cancer that develops in plasma cells within the
00:55 bone marrow. This was a shocker for LeBlanc as he had never spent a day in the hospital during his
01:00 65 years until this year. He emphasized that while multiple myeloma is relatively common,
01:06 it's a particularly fast-moving type of cancer. The journey to diagnosis wasn't easy,
01:11 with subtle signs and rapid weight loss being the first red flags. He also described an incident
01:16 where he put on his character Michael Baldwin's wedding ring, only for it to slip off without any
01:20 resistance. He said, "My nose started bleeding on set. This I kind of got a little wonky,
01:25 and there was a tumor in the sinus cavity." In just two months, he had lost about 35 pounds.
01:31 That led him to question what was happening, but thanks to the fans, he caught some more
01:35 signs right away. The fans saw his changes in his eyes right away. He recalled receiving comments
01:41 like, "Your eye is a little Jim Carrey that way, a little Michael this way." Turns out it was
01:46 actually the tumor that had been pressing on his optic nerve. After undergoing immunotherapy
01:51 treatment, LeBlanc is now in remission and on a journey to regain the weight he lost. His doctors
01:56 advised him to eat like it's your job, and he humorously responded that he was raised in Louisiana,
02:01 so that's something he can handle with ease. LeBlanc found it somewhat surreal,
02:05 but his real-life diagnosis mirrored his TV character's experience with cancer.
02:10 "It's interesting, you play that scene where you hear the word, just the word,
02:13 in a doctor's office, 'cancer,' and I got to play that as Michael Baldwin," he said.
02:18 All's well that ends well. Thankfully, all the hard parts are gone, and all he needs to care
02:23 about is gaining his muscles back. If you don't know yet, and have been missing him on your
02:27 screens, then don't you worry, he will be back on The Young and the Restless for the Thanksgiving
02:31 episode. Till then, let's keep supporting him.
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