John Stamos.
(Photo by Noam Galay/Getty Images for SiriusXM)John Stamos reflects on the people who mean the most to him as one year ends and another begins.
The A full house star, 61, shared an emotional post via his Instagram on Wednesday, Jan. 1, as he reflected on “love, loss and growth.”
“Happy New Year!” he began in the post’s lengthy caption. “As the calendar turns, I find myself reflecting on a year filled with love, loss, and growth. The past year has been one of the most transformative of my life. I’ve experienced moments of overwhelming gratitude, deep sadness, and the kind of clarity that only comes when you truly let life happen as it’s meant to.”
The caption was accompanied by a photo of Stamos with his wife Caitlin McHugh38, whom he married in 2018and their son, Billy, 6.
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Both Caitlin and Billy were the first to be name-checked in the reflective Instagram post.
“To Kaitlyn and Billy – you are my heart. Every morning we spent cuddling and laughing together is a memory I will cherish forever,” Stamos wrote. “You remind me every day that the simplest moments are often the most meaningful.”
Stamos also referred to his A full house costar, Dave Coulier, and his ongoing battle with cancerby tagging him in the caption and on the photo itself.
“@dcoulier you got it!” Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse alongside Coulier’s Uncle Joey on the popular 90s sitcom, wrote.
Coulier, 65, was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a form of cancer that attacks the body’s lymphatic system and affects “white blood cells called lymphocytes (which) grow abnormally and can form growths (tumors) throughout the body,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
The actor also touched on the loss of a childhood friend Mike Owenwho have been best friends with Stamos since age 11. Owen died in November of a heart attack.
“To Mike, my oldest and dearest friend who we lost this year – you will forever be my silent Obi-Wan, guiding me with your quiet strength. Your loss has left a hole in my life, but I carry your light forward in everything I do,” Stamos wrote.
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Stamos continued to celebrate his achievements in sobriety in 2024. and expressed that he is looking forward to the future.
“I celebrated my sobriety again this year, and that’s something I’m deeply proud of. This year marked a new beginning for me and I am so grateful for the second chance life offers when you decide to show up for it,” he wrote. “I’m excited about what’s to come – new projects, new stories to tell and new ways to create and connect. But for now, I cling to the silence, the laughter and the love of these moments with my family.”
He concluded: “To all who read this: May the new year bring you kindness, courage and the peace of knowing that you are exactly where you are meant to be.”
