Shaina Hurley She is a very strong woman… because she fought cancer during pregnancy and overcame the disease.
The “Love is Blind” star says she was 3 months pregnant when she found out she had cervical cancer … revealing her diagnosis for the first time in a new interview with PEOPLE.
Shaina says a routine screening alerted doctors to stage 2 cervical cancer in her body… which came as a shock to her because she had no symptoms.
The former reality TV star says her diagnosis initially sent fear through her mind… but she went into “survival mode,” prayed and eventually gave birth to a healthy baby boy at 37 weeks… her first with her husband Christos Lardakis.
Shaina says she refused surgery and chemotherapy during her pregnancy… taking her chances and waiting until after giving birth to go under the knife.
After two surgeries, Shaina says she was declared cancer-free in June… just 4 months after giving birth.