Early in January, Martina Navratilova announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and stage 1 throat cancer. “This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favorable outcome. It’s going to stink for a while, but I’ll fight with all have I got,” she stated (via Tennis). Following Navratilova’s announcement, her wife Julia Lemigova posted on Instagram, “Thank you to everyone who has reached out to share words of support. Together, we will fight this.”
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During that time, Lemigova chopped off her long locks into a long bob to honor the time she and Navratilova met. “Martina, she loved my short hair. When we met, I had a very similar style of hair, and my hair was short, and she fell in love with me then. So this was also to surprise her,” she told People. On how she was supporting her wife amid her health crisis, the “RHOM” star shared, “Now, even though this whole thing with Martina and cancer is going on right now, believe me, or not, I am happy. And that’s how I’m going to give my happiness to Martina and to the people around me.” After undergoing radiation treatment and a lumpectomy, Navratilova revealed that she is cancer-free during an appearance on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” During her diagnosis and treatment, Lemigova stayed faithfully by Navratilova’s side and even put her dream on hold in order to focus solely on her wife.
