Reality star Diem Brown diagnosed with cancer for third time
Reality TV star Diem Brown has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time.
The former Real World star, 32, first battled ovarian cancer at the age of 23 and it returned in 2012. She was declared in remission last year (13) but the cancer has now been found in her colon, according to People.com.
Brown was filming a new reality show when she collapsed and was
airlifted to a hospital in New York. She underwent emergency
surgery last Sunday (17Aug14) after doctors discovered a large
tumour blocking her colon.
Complications from the first operation caused an infection and
Brown underwent another round of surgery three days later.
She is in a stable condition in an intensive care unit and her
sister Megan tells People.com, "The second surgery was two steps
back. But hopefully in the next few weeks she'll be well enough to
start chemo (chemotherapy)... She's in and out... She's on a lot of
medication but every once and a while you'll see her spirit, the
light back in her eyes.
"This is the third time she's had to deal with this and she's ready
for it. It's definitely an uphill battle, but I know if anybody can
do it it's her."