Tarek El Moussa Opens Up About His Cancer Battle

In 2013, Tarek El Moussa and his now ex-wife, Christina Haack, were becoming big stars on HGTV’s Flip or Flop. A keen-eyed viewer contacted the network about her concern for Tarek. She saw a lump on his neck that made her fear he might have cancer. Tarek recently opened up about his diagnosis on his podcast, The Real Tarek El Moussa, and shared that if it weren’t for that nurse, he might not be here today to tell the story.

Tarek said he’d seen a doctor about the lump before, but was told it was probably due to allergies. After the viewer’s email, he decided to seek a second opinion. The viewer was right. Tarek El Moussa had stage 3 thyroid cancer that had spread into his lymph nodes.

Just a few months later, he found out he also had testicular cancer. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tarek El Moussa (@therealtarekelmoussa) Tarek El Moussa Didn’t Want Cancer To Slow Him Down Tarek El Moussa said Flip or Flop was a hit, and he didn’t want to quit the show because of his cancer.

Instead, he poured his heart into production. He was 31, a new father, and wasn’t ready to give up. “My response was, ‘The show’s not done. We’re gonna film my a– rolling into the surgery.

I’m gonna film until the end.’ It was really important to me that I didn’t quit, to prove to myself and my family that nothing would stop me from building what I was building,” he said. “I’m most proud to say that year that I had the surgeries and I fought the two cancers and I was in hospitals, I quadrupled the size of my house flipping business.” Fans shared their support with Tarek El Moussa and love for the nurse who tipped him off to a cancer diagnosis.

“Thank god for that nurse in Texas! What an amazing story of perseverance!” A fan shared. This story’s featured image is by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images. The post Tarek El Moussa Opens Up About His Cancer Battle appeared first on InspireMore.