The Jackman Family

[jo]

Hugh stepping out with Dali --








Jo

[jo]

So grateful for all YOUR love & support. Thanks to Dr Albom, @drlisaairan, @trevormbornmd & most importantly Deb, for making me get checked.

Dr. Lisa Airan‏@drlisaairan1h
@realhughjackman Thanks so much for spreading the word! Sunscreen, protective clothing, and limited sun exposure are all huge preventions.

Dr. Lisa Airan‏@drlisaairan8h
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Dr. Trevor M. Born‏@trevormbornmd12m
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Dr. Trevor M. Born‏@trevormbornmd13m
TY for MAKING PEOPLE AWARE that #screening , #prevention, sunscreen & protective clothing r very important in #skincancer @realhughjackman


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[jo]

Here in the tropics ( where the average temperature during mid-day would likely be in the low..and sometimes mid-thirties), the sun is more intense and since we are much closer to the equator presumably we get more irradiated by the sun. Medical knowledge aside ( it seems fair- haired/skin and/or light-color eyed Caucasians are more vulnerable), there are many practices that have been used through the ages to shield us from the sun --

*I have often wondered why umbrellas are used only for the rain ( and sometimes for snowflakes) in most countries. Here you will see umbrellas unfolding and shielding people from the sun's rays especially during mid-day. While this is mostly done by women, men occasionally succumb to the practice ( although they use umbrellas more identified with men). In golf courses, you see the men using umbrellas while waiting for their turns at the greens or fairways...Have you ever wondered where the term " parasol" ( aka prettier version of the umbrella) came from. If my Spanish is not rusty, I think it comes from two words " para" and "sol" - or "for the sun"...We even have a local Maytime tradition where young ladies and their escorts take part in a semi-religious procession dressed in their finery, with the men shielding the fair maidens from the sun with a parasol ( beautifully-made umbrellas).

*We must have also inherited the mid-day custom of a "siesta" ( rest) from our three centuries of association as a colony of Spain -- some establishments are closed and some people actually practice a mid-day rest custom. This originated in Spain, where the sun is also more intense compared to the more northern parts of Europe. Maybe it is not only to rest from the languid atmosphere but it may have also originated as a healthy practice ( of avoiding the midday sun). Of course, as we adapt to more western practices, the custom of a mid-day rest is fading.

*We are also not very fond of walking long stretches because it is too hot. Again, this attitude is beginning to be a little less popular as people begin to realize the beneficial impact of this aerobic activity...but that would still be in the minority. If we can take a ride, we will avoid walking the few blocks. When I come to visit NYC, I am sometimes guilty of trying to find a bus or subway ride or a taxi to minimize my walking - LOL! Unless of course a more important activity takes precedence - retail therapy ( aka shopping)

*We are an archipelago of 7100 islands - presumably we do have a lot of magnificent beaches. But do we really have a beach culture like Australia? Er, no ... too hot! Going to the beach is more of an event ( usually social) than a daily occurence! We will have our seaside homes, but we choose ones that would be used more to savor the breezes and watch the views...and much less to go to the water as often as we could. Even those with pools, will wait till after the sun starts to go down, including evenings which are still comforable, or wake up early in the morning for a dip.


Just sharing how we cope with the strong sunlight over here!


Jo

[jo]

Hugh interview with VARIETY --

variety.com/2013/film/awards/exclusive-interview-hugh-jackman-speaks-out-about-skin-cancer-1200870558/#

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Exclusive Interview: Hugh Jackman Speaks Out About Skin Cancer

November 22, 2013 | 03:51PM PT
Star regrets he had to cancel awards season events for 'Prisoners'


Ramin Setoodeh
Film Editor, New York@RaminSetoodeh



Hugh Jackman gave his first interview to Variety on Friday afternoon since announcing this week that doctors had removed skin cancer cells from his nose.

On Thursday, Jackman posted a snapshot on Instagram of his bandaged nose telling his followers to use sunscreen. The 45-year-old actor said he had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a treatable condition when discovered early.

“Look, I’m glad it’s all done,” Jackman said in a phone interview. “I’m a good example of making sure you get checkups and listening to your wife,” who urged Jackman to see a doctor after noticing a red spot.

“I’m glad we caught it,” Jackman added. “I had great doctors. I’m a little sore, but very relieved.”

After undergoing a medical procedure, Jackman regretted that he had to cancel several appearances in support of the awards campaign for Warner Bros. “Prisoners,” including panels for the Screen Actors Guild and a lunch for broadcast critics that was attended by his co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Melissa Leo and the film’s director Denis Villeneuve and scribe Aaron Guzikowski on Friday.

Jackman’s performance in “Prisoners” received strong reviews when the film opened in September and has landed Oscar buzz in this year’s best actor race.

Earlier today, Gyllenhaal said in an interview with Variety that “Prisoners,” a challenging R-rated drama that has grossed $115 million worldwide, would not have been made without Jackman as its star.

When told this and other compliments from his cast, Jackman deadpanned: “I should not turn up to more of these roundtables. They are never that nice to me in person.”

Jo

[jo]

Deb accompanies Hugh for his post-surgery checkup.


Jo

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[jo]

An account from Gus Worland, Hugh's best mate --

www.triplem.com.au/sydney/shows/grill-team/blog/2013/11/hugh-jackmans-cancer-scare/

The link shows a closeup of where the basal cell carcinoma was located.

Also, Gus talks about his phone call with Hugh, after the surgery. He said that he talked to Hugh on the way to work, presumably on this Monday ( it is Monday on this side of the world now).

soundcloud.com/#triplem-sydney/hugh-jackmans-cancer-scare

It looks like the surgery to take out the cancerous cells was done on Friday ( presumably Australia time, so it must have been sometime Thursday in NYC), and if I heard it right the cosmetic reconstructive surgery was done over the weekend... and Hugh is fine, if otherwise a little groggy.

Gus also mentions that the Jackmans will be back in Australia for Christmas!


Jo

[Kelly]

Thank God for Deb. The pictures of them together tell the story don't they? Listening to Gus was a bit reassuring but this was a big jolt. I'm worried about his spirits and glad he will be going "home" for Christmas. Hoping the Aussie paps will give him a broader berth. I doubt we'll see him at the beach this trip but I'd sure be relieved if we did.

I hope he's up to doing the Christmas special taping in DC on the 15th.

[jo]

Good to see that his love of sports ( esp cricket) has helped keep up his spirits --

Hugh Jackman‏@realhughjackman4h
Aussies go up 1 nil... great start!

That current tweet was a followup of the ff --

Hugh Jackman‏@realhughjackman23 Nov
Aussies on the verge!! Sensational centuries Dave W and Clarkey. C'mon Aussies. C'mon.

Jo

[jo]

Dali keeps Hugh company --

Hugh Jackman‏@realhughjackman5h
Where country meets city?!?!

http://instagram.com/p/hMAJaJChCT

[mamaleh]

I get a kick out of that art installation at a former Getty gas station. Sometimes my NYC-bound bus takes the Holland rather than the Lincoln Tunnel and passes it by. It's at 10th Ave. & 24th St. That whimsical oddity is the most interesting part of my often protracted, frustrating rush hour trip into the city.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/sheep-station_n_3943140.html

Ellen

[jo]

Thanks, Ellen smiley-signs101

I love seeing outdoor art so prominently displayed. I still have a photo in front of that huge L-O-V-E modernistic outdoor sculpture somewhere in downtown Manhattan ( is my sense of direction still correct?). Is it still there? I also enjoy sitting down in the courtyard garden at the MoMA...and even pocket parks seem like interesting art concepts to me.

Jo

[jo]

Photo shared by another HJ fansite --

vk.com/hughjackmania#/hughjackmania?w=wall-38068_95329





Hope he is healing well! Is this the first time we have seen his face in a smile (including his eyes) since he shared the post-surgery photo with the public?

Did he spend Thanksgiving holidays at the Hamptons ( Parrish Art Museum sign, in the photo background)?


Jo

[mamaleh]

That's what it looks like. Hope they had a relaxed Thanksgiving as his surgical site heals.

Ellen

[birchie]

Dec 1, 2013 9:45:42 GMT -5 mamaleh said:

That's what it looks like. Hope they had a relaxed Thanksgiving as his surgical site heals.

Ellen

His wound still looks sore though, poor baby! smiley-hug005
I was surprised to see that nobody posted Hugh's Thanksgiving tweets...including me smiley-whacky078 smiley-signs002

You & Jo are right...I think his tweets were from the Hamptons:

Thanksgiving day tweet:
"Turkey by the sea. Happy Thanksgiving!!!"


and the next day he tweeted:
"What a sight to wake up to! #herecomesthesun"
It was a beautiful picture of sunrise over the ocean but
the pic seems to be gone now & I didn't save it

Later that day he tweeted
"Taking a walk with Dali."

They seem to be walking on the beach.
Sue

[njr]

Yeah, that's weird, when you click on the link the pic is not there.
Did you see his tweet today for Deb's birthday? Funny, I had always thought her birthday was much earlier in the year, but it's Dec. 1st. (if he's still in the U.S. that is because he posted it 3 hours ago)

Nancy

[jo]

Hugh Jackman‏@realhughjackman29 Nov
What a sight to wake up to! #herecomesthesun

http://instagram.com/p/hTsbz-ihBM

Photo captured on another site.

[jo]

Hugh Jackman‏@realhughjackman7h
Celebrating my incredible wife's birthday. Thanks Sugars!!! #thedebs #thesugars #friends&family #HBD!

http://instagram.com/p/hYmojSihGr

[jo]

Some photos of Hugh, Deb, Ava, and Dali out for a stroll, all wearing the same kind of coats ( Dali included ).

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2517100/Hugh-Jackman-family-wear-matching-black-puffer-coats-dogs-got-boot.html






Who wears it better





Not sure when these photos were taken, as a closeup of Hugh still shows his heavily-bandaged nose. Was it after another doctor's visit? I wonder if he will be well enough for that TV show filming date on the 15th?


Jo

[jo]

NYPost's PAGE SIX confirms that the Jackmans spent the Thanksgiving holidays at the Hamptons --

pagesix.com/2013/12/02/hamptons-high-flyers-screen-saving-mr-banks/

Hamptons high-flyers screen ‘Saving Mr. Banks’

By Ian Mohr

December 2, 2013 | 12:15am


Hugh Jackman led a holiday singalong during a Hamptons screening event for "Saving Mr. Banks."



After Thanksgiving, many Hamptons high-flyers headed to a VIP screening of “Saving Mr. Banks,” about the making of the Disney classic “Mary Poppins,” rather than Black Friday sales. Power manager-turned-interior designer Sandy Gallin created an extended dining room at his Amagansett home to host a post-movie meal for 80, where Hugh Jackman led a holiday singalong with Candice Bergen and Bob Balaban. Spotted at the East Hampton screening of the movie — starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers — were Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, Lorne Michaels, Itzhak Perlman, Rudy and Judith Giuliani, Donna Karan, diplomat Jean Kennedy Smith (who brought “Dr. Strangelove” editor Anthony Harvey), Christine Schwarzman, Warner honcho Rob Wiesenthal and cartoonist Jules Feiffer. Christie Brinkley rocked up with her kids Alexa Ray Joel, Sailor and Jack, and Martha Stewart arrived directly from Bedford, NY, where she’d hosted a Thanksgiving meal. A spy said many guests were wiping tears away as the PG-13 film ended, and some VIPs then headed to Gallin’s, where he’d transformed an enclosed porch into a dining room for the occasion. Collectible songbooks were on each guest’s plate and Christopher Mason played a shiny black baby grand as guests sang along to “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” and other “Poppins” tunes, spies said.

[mamaleh]

Gee, can't imagine why those multimillionaires skipped the Black Friday sales.

I hope Hugh sang "A Spoonful of Sugar." That's how I think of him. Tablespoon-sized.

Ellen

[jo]

It must have been a "superfragilisticexpialidocious" evening

As for Hugh -- he must have been "practically perfect in every way" smiley-happy036

Jo

[jo]

It seems Hugh has had the suspicious cells since filming of DAYS OF FUTURE PAST --

www.today.com/entertainment/hugh-jackman-opens-about-skin-cancer-i-thought-id-scratched-2D11701186

Hugh Jackman opens up about skin cancer: 'I thought I'd scratched myself in a fight'


Randee DawnTODAY contributor
6 hours ago


Hugh Jackman on the red carpet on Dec. 3, still sporting his bandage. The Australian native believes not wearing sunscreen led to his recent cancer scare.

Hugh Jackman wears a bandage on his nose these days, but it's no fashion statement: He's had it since late November, thanks to an unplanned surgery on a basal cell carcinoma. But he's now opened up about the incident with his "schnozz," and how much worse things could have been.

“The whole time, I thought it was not much, but only afterwards did they say ‘You’re really lucky you got it checked out now,’” he told TODAY.

He emphasized that it was not melanoma that he had removed, but a basal cell carcinoma, which is less severe but “does grow and there are complications the bigger it is.”


Jackman Instagrammed a photo of himself post-surgery on Nov. 21, telling his fans to get their own skin checked and to wear sunscreen. Jackman admitted he wouldn't likely have gotten it checked in the first place, without urging from his makeup artist and his wife.

It all started, he said, during filming of the upcoming “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”

“I was shooting the movie, and I had a bit of blood one morning, and I thought I’d scratched myself in a fight,” he said. For the next few weeks, he assumed when his nose was bloodied again that he’d just scratched off the scab. But then his makeup artist noticed, and told him to get it looked at.

That’s where his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, stepped in: “She hounded me to get it checked.”

How did it get to this point? Jackman points to his native, sunny country as the likely source. “Australians,” he says. “It’s par for the course. I don’t remember being stopped and someone saying, ‘Are you boys wearing sunscreen’ until I was around 15, 16.”

For now, he says, he’ll keep getting the area checked a few times a year. And he can even joke about it a bit. "People presume actors are very vain, but I told the doctor to make it an even bigger scar," he said. "Go about 45 degrees up, then a little tilt down — I've always wanted one of those."

[jo]

Hugh Jackman‏@realhughjackman9h
Some of my best naps happen while sitting in NYC traffic!

http://instagram.com/p/hl6mW6ChIi

[jo]

Another photo with Hugh around the city ( posted by a friend of the fan with Hugh) --




Are they queuing for cupcakes

Jo