“Real Housewives of Miami” star Julia Lemigova is staying positive after her wife, Martina Navratilova, was diagnosed with two forms of cancer.
“Thank you to everyone who has reached out to share words of support,” Lemigova, 50, wrote on Instagram Monday alongside a photo of herself and the retired tennis player, 66, with their dog.
“Together, we will fight this ♥️,” she added.
Some of the former model’s “RHOM” castmates sent their love in the comments section of her post.
“We love you both and positive thoughts only 😍❤️,” Guerdy Abraira wrote.
“❤️❤️,” Larsa Pippen added.
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Navratilova announced earlier Monday that she is battling both throat cancer and breast cancer. She is set to begin treatment next week.
“This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favorable outcome,” the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion said in a statement to the Women’s Tennis Association. “It’s going to stink for a while, but I’ll fight with all I have got.”
Navratilova shared that she first noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck while attending the 2022 WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, in November. A subsequent biopsy showed stage 1 throat cancer, and further testing led to the discovery of stage 1 breast cancer.
The legendary athlete previously had breast cancer in 2010 and underwent a lumpectomy.
Navratilova told the WTA that she received a good prognosis this time around as well, though she will no longer work the 2023 Australian Open for Tennis Channel as originally planned.
Lemigova and Navratilova have been a couple since 2006. They got engaged at the US Open in September 2014 and married in New York City that December.