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Michael Douglas: I used to put my career before my kids

But the Hollywood star says cancer has given him a new perspective

Michael Douglas puts a positive spin on his cancer battle

Michael Douglas' gruelling cancer battle has shown him what's really important in life.

The Hollywood actor has been married to Catherine Zeta-Jones, 41, for ten years
and they are parents to 10-year-old Dylan, and Carys, 7. 

'Cancer has shown me what family really is. It showed me a love that I
never knew really existed,' he says. 

'I've discovered that the true meaning of happiness is to wake up my kids in the morning and find they're so happy to see me.'

Michael, 66, revealed he was suffering from throat cancer in August, but insisted he was 'very optimistic' he would beat it.   

'I've taken blame about being a bad father - if being a bad father is working your butt off to create a career,' he says.

'But now my priorities have changed. My marriage and my family come before my career.'

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