Ngobusuku obudlule, izindaba zakamuva zamaphephandaba aseMelika zashaqeka abalandeli bakaMichael Douglas: umdlali odlalwa yicala lomdlavuza. Okwamanje odokotela benza izibikezelo ezidumazayo. Odokotela abaqiniseki ukuthi ukwelashwa okusha kuzokwenza umphumela olindelekile, futhi unike inkanyezi yaseHollywood izinyanga eziyisithupha kuphela.
Umdlavuza wokuqala we-larynx eDouglas watholakala ngo-2010. Phakathi nonyaka, umlingisi nomkakhe uCatherine Zeta-Jones balwela ngesibindi lesi sifo. Ekugcineni, lesi sifo saphela.
Isikhathi esithinta isikhathi sathinteka impilo yomkayo kaMichael, owathi ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwemizwa, ukuphazamiseka kwesifo se-bipolar kwaqhuma. Owesifazane waphoqeleka ukuba athole ukwelashwa emtholampilo. Konke lokhu kwathinta ubuhlobo bombhangqwana, futhi ngo-Agasti 2013 babeseduze kwesahlukaniso. Ngokusho kukaDouglas, wayengakwazi ukubekezelela ukucindezeleka komkakhe.
Ngezinye izimangaliso, lo mbhangqwana wakwazi ukuma ngesikhathi futhi ugcine ubuhlobo. Ekupheleni konyaka odlule, uCatherine noMichael bagubha iminyaka engu-15 yomshado. Emndenini wabo, izingane ezimbili zineCaris eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala noDylan oneminyaka engu-16 ubudala.
Okwamanje wonke umndeni uhlala eholidini eBahamas. Ngemuva kokukhululwa, uMichael Douglas uzothola i-chemotherapy. Ngaphambi kokushiya, umlingisi wenza ushintsho ekufuneni futhi waqala ukuthengisa izimpahla zakhe. UDouglas wabonisa isifiso sokuthi ngemuva kokufa kwakhe umlotha wakhe wahlakazeka phezu kweBahamas - kwakuvela lapha okhokho bakhe bazalwa khona.