The late Diem Brown was a magnificent woman who had an energy and grace to her that would only be seen in fairytales. When she was just twenty-four years old, this self proclaimed dancing queen got cast to be on a reality competition show where she fought against other competitors in a series of challenges to claim a grand prize of two-hundred and fifty-thousand dollars. As her first reality TV debut hit, she hid a secret from not only her cast mates, but also from the world. This beautiful energetic soul had closeted the fact that she had been diagnosed ovarian cancer. Through here life she not only had to fight cancer one time but in all she battled against it for a heart wrenching three times. But her life was in vain (MedGift)
Once she first appeared on the Mtv hit show (the challenge) a few episodes went by of her (Fresh Meat) season without anyone having a clue of the …show more content…
While on a routine jog with co-star and team partner Derrick Kosinski they started to get into discussion about life and fears. After taking a deep breath and taking that leap of vulnerability she admitted to co-star Kosinski that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She had two rounds of chemotherapy before actually getting on the show and would continue once she got back to her hometown. After her season of (the challenge) was over she officially started her chemotherapy and became the new face of ovarian cancer. With an interview with Savvymiss she got into deep discussion about her life with cancer and reveals that a year before her diagnoses with ovarian cancer she had a benign tumor removed. A year later during a check up, her doctor revealed to her that she in fact has cancer, "Am I dying? ' I was terrified and I didn 't understand. I 'm a vegetarian. I 'm a healthy girl." Said Brown to Savvymiss reporter Molly Millbauer, "I don 't have cancer in my family. I don 't smoke. I had no idea why I got it or how I got it and I was just really confused."
Once she first appeared on the Mtv hit show (the challenge) a few episodes went by of her (Fresh Meat) season without anyone having a clue of the …show more content…
While on a routine jog with co-star and team partner Derrick Kosinski they started to get into discussion about life and fears. After taking a deep breath and taking that leap of vulnerability she admitted to co-star Kosinski that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She had two rounds of chemotherapy before actually getting on the show and would continue once she got back to her hometown. After her season of (the challenge) was over she officially started her chemotherapy and became the new face of ovarian cancer. With an interview with Savvymiss she got into deep discussion about her life with cancer and reveals that a year before her diagnoses with ovarian cancer she had a benign tumor removed. A year later during a check up, her doctor revealed to her that she in fact has cancer, "Am I dying? ' I was terrified and I didn 't understand. I 'm a vegetarian. I 'm a healthy girl." Said Brown to Savvymiss reporter Molly Millbauer, "I don 't have cancer in my family. I don 't smoke. I had no idea why I got it or how I got it and I was just really confused."