Kelis' husband Mike Mora, 42, shares 'horrifying, unexpected' update as he battles stage four stomach cancer: 'It wasn't a good diagnosis'
Kelis' husband of seven years, Mike Mora, shared a devastating update in his battle against stage four stomach cancer with his more than 12,500 followers.
He shared a screenshot of his biopsy results, which revealed he had a malignant tumor, on Instagram.
'So the morning of my last UCLA hospital stay, doctors came in my room and gave me the most horrifying, unexpected news,' he wrote.
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Gastric adenocarcinoma is an aggressive cancer that grows rapidly in the cells of the stomach wall that can be hard to diagnose, unless a mass or tumor forms.
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He continued: 'I did not understand the language written on this paper. All I knew from the look in their faces was that it wasn’t a good diagnosis.
'It was the worst diagnosis. And they were scared for me. I asked how they were going to help me. They said they couldn’t do anything else for me. I had to search on my for some sort of solution.. Scary days,' the photographer noted.
Mike first shared his diagnosis in an Instagram post as he marked a year since being told he had gastric adenocarcinoma, posting a snap from when he was admitted to the hospital.
'This picture was taken as I was being transferred to the oncology section of UCLA Santa Monica from nearby Ronald Reagan hospital,' he said underneath a photo of the back of a man wearing a Critical Care UCLA Transport t-shirt, and standing at the foot of a hospital bed.
Mike finished his message with 'the story will continue,' a phrase he's made regular use of as he documents his cancer battle.
'This gentleman, Latin brotha, saw how weak I was. He looked back at me before leaving my room and said 'I've seen people make it out of the craziest situations, be strong brotha, you got this.' I'll never forget his face….' he added.
Then, the Southern California farmer noted, 'They said 18 months. It's been exactly 12. Here we go.. Scared as F¥#% … The story will continue.. Love you @kelis.'
In his post Mike said his journey has been 'emotional' but the 'love and words of encouragement' are 'making [him] stronger.'
The photographer had previously explained why he's decided to be more open about his life on social media.
'I want to be able to help those that might be experiencing something like this- a life altering disease full of questions and doubt- maybe, hopefully. By showing that it's possible to make it through,' he relayed in an earlier post.
Kelis and Mike have been married since 2014, and last September they welcomed their second child a daughter. They also share a five-year-old son named Shepherd.
The Milkshake hitmaker has 12-year-old son Knight with ex-husband Nas.
In recent weeks Kelis, who is yet to publicly acknowledge her partner's health condition, has been eagerly teasing the release of her new music on Friday.
The singer-turned chef has been active on Instagram as she got fans excited about her latest single, called Midnight Snacks.
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