We are on the mend! Tarek El MoussaAfter a serious health scare, he opened up about his mental state.
“Enjoying every moment. As I was laying there on the boat with Tay I swear I forgot all about the tear on both my knees and the tear on my bicep — was just all smiles, enjoying a perfect day,” the reality star, 40, captioned a photo on Tuesday, July 5, of him and daughter, Taylor, 11, relaxing on a boat together. El Moussa had athletic tape applied to his knees in the social media upload.
The California native elaborated on his health, writing, “My injuries came from pushing myself too hard (something I do often in almost every part of my life) but hey, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger right??”
El Moussa shared his reflections on the lessons he has learned from the experience in a long post. “Sometimes when we think like we’re in a dark place it can feel like we’ve been buried when really we’re just being planted. Just some food for thought this week since I’m sure some of you are feeling tired from the weekend!!” he concluded. “Keep going and keep giving it all you got- but don’t be like me and get injured while doing so.”
The TV host’s wife, Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young), showed her support in the comments section, adding, “And you never give up. Inspire me my love.”
Tarek was previously diagnosed in 2013 with two types of cancer after a previous diagnosis. Flip or Flop viewer brought a concern to producers’ attention. “No joke, I thought I was going to die,” he exclusively told Us WeeklyIn December 2017, many years after his health scare. “I was like, ‘Two cancers?’”
He continued: “I literally filmed ’til the day I went into my surgery, and within two weeks after, I was back on camera. Although it was difficult, it certainly tested my mental strength. … I just kept moving forward.”
Tarek, a father to daughter Taylor and son Brayden (6 years), with ex-wife Christina Hall (née Haack)He later revealed that his back injury was serious.
“I got back surgery. I lost 230 to 168 pounds. I was diagnosed with the first type of cancer. The second one came later. My back hurt four months after I had fully recovered from the second form of cancer. I lost 60 pounds, I was on Vicodin every day, my hormones are off, I’m on pain meds and narcotics and I’m filming and working,” he shared on “The Dr. Drew” podcast in 2018. “It’s wild. It was a horrifying experience.”
Tarek, 34, clapped back when Heather mocked him for wearing compression socks while on honeymoon.
“The first comments on that post of mine are about my socks … not about how beautiful Dubai is or anything of substance,” he wrote via Instagram Story in November 2021. “I wear these socks because I suffered from clasped veins and when I fly I have to wear them to prevent blood clots. I have thick skin so go say whatever you want but in the future you might want to rethink judging someone for wearing something that physically helps them.”
