In 2012, Diem Brown’s cancer came back and she had to have a large cyst removed from her ovary, according to People. Brown shared that the doctor was able to save part of her ovary so that she could harvest eggs to possibly have children in the future. Two weeks after completing chemotherapy, the reality TV star went on to compete in “Rivals II,” per E! News. “I was told I wasn’t going to see the next year. But you realize very quickly that if you don’t let things crush you, you become stronger,” she stated at the time.
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In another interview with Us Weekly, Brown shared, “I really wanted to come back because I never wanted cancer to take away an opportunity and I wanted to feel passionately alive, to jump off buildings and be as active as the other girls.” During the “Rivals II” reunion, Brown expressed her disappointment in the fact that MTV didn’t showcase her cancer story as prominently as they did before, (via Entertainment Weekly). “I was very vocal about being very worried about competing on the show so fresh off [chemotheraphy], but at the same time I felt like it was a story that should be told for other people going through it … I’m sad they didn’t [really] show that story.” She went on to say that “Rivals II” would be her last time on “The Challenge.”
