Among the other terrible news that came down the pike last week, CB reported on Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s breast cancer. All we really know is that Julia found out the day after the Emmys. Our hope, of course, is that she caught it early and that her prognosis is good. We also know that Julia took the opportunity to make a statement about healthcare. Her point was that she had all the support she needed to fight this and that a diagnosis would be all the more terrifying without any healthcare options. It was admirable, selfless and another example of famous people having to politicize their own misfortune to speak up for those who can’t.

It didn’t take long for people to reach out to Julia, which I don’t think is a surprise. She is both admired and well-liked in Hollywood and beyond. CB included Hillary Clinton’s response to Julia as well as Christina Applegate’s, which came very soon after then news posted. Since then, of course, Julia has been flooded with support and well-wishes.

@OfficialJLD so sorry you have to go thru this, pal, but I know you will prevail. We are here if/when you need and we love you. ❤️🌈

— jason alexander (@IJasonAlexander) September 29, 2017

Julia is one of the most talented, most giving, most empathetic people that I’ve had the pleasure to meet. That she takes this news and turns it to help others is of no surprise. Get well, Boss. We love you. #fuckcancer https://t.co/3NTr31nKmz

— Timothy Simons (@timothycsimons) September 29, 2017

We Veeps stick together. Jill and I, and all of the Bidens, are with you, Julia. pic.twitter.com/JP0c2wtrJ6

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 28, 2017

All our prayers for a complete recovery
If love is any help at all, know that you are truly loved https://t.co/xvMvNXEzYg

— Diedrich Bader (@bader_diedrich) September 29, 2017

I love @OfficialJLD, she's one of the strongest people I know and cancer is gonna be real sorry it tried any weird moves on her.

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 29, 2017

Sending healing prayers to the lovely, talented, kind and hardworking @OfficialJLD! https://t.co/97SYQmlEYw

— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) September 29, 2017

And those are just a handful of the famous people reaching out to Julia. Many non-famous people also responded. There was so much support that Julia’s son, musician Henry Hall, was moved to tweet a note of thanks:

I couldn't be more thankful for the outpouring of support for my mom yesterday. Here's a picture of us taken last year. Love to you all. pic.twitter.com/Kd2QrE4Qb4

— Henry Hall (@henryhallmusic) September 29, 2017

This got to me on a few levels. First, by how much it must of meant to Julia’s family to see the wellspring of love for her. I’ll bet Henry needed this show of affection as much as she did. Second, obviously a sense of humor runs through the whole family and that makes me happy. Third, I was on a flight to Chicago with the Hall/Louis-Dreyfuses about 15 years ago, Henry must have been about 10 and his brother Charles was about 5. So, in my mind, he is still 10 and it took me a while to reconcile that he’d decided to age in the two decades since I’d handed him his dropped pencil back (he was polite then too, btw).

Although Julia has thanked everyone in a statement previously, Henry’s tweet moved her to reiterate how grateful she was:

I'm thankful, too. And also thankful for my dear boy with good manners. https://t.co/l8qH7Sgwvj

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) September 29, 2017

I wish nothing but good things for Julia and her family. I hope the outpouring has provided some comfort to them. I appreciate her making this deeply personal time about more than just her health but the health of everyone. As both she and her co-star Timothy Simons said above: F—k cancer.

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