It took me a week-and-a-half before I could get myself to watch the first episode of my favorite reality TV competition series "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes 2" from start to finish. Knowing that two members of the cast, Diem Brown and Ryan Knight (aka "Knight"), passed away from very different circumstances but within weeks of each other has me catching feelings of a … [Read more...] about MTV’s ‘The Challenge: Battle of the Exes 2’ has me catching feelings of a different kind
Diem Brown
Diem: Requiescat in Pace
When I saw Diem Brown's tweet this past Tuesday that said "I NEED PRAyErs and advice my doctors are seemingly giving up but I won't & can't rollover. Whatever option I have to LIVE I'm grabbing!" I knew things were dire, but I still held onto hope. Now, one day after Diem's passing, I still can't bring myself to blog about it. I just don't have words; and in some ways, I … [Read more...] about Diem: Requiescat in Pace
A Different Kind of Challenge: MTV’s Diem Brown Third Bout with Cancer. Please Help
Before the past few weeks, if you mentioned "the challenge" to me, I would presume we're about to chat it up about my favorite reality TV show MTV's "The Challenge" and not something related to ice buckets and Lou Gehrig's Disease. During the filming of MTV's "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes 2" in Panama, cast member and two-time ovarian cancer survivor Diem Brown reportedly … [Read more...] about A Different Kind of Challenge: MTV’s Diem Brown Third Bout with Cancer. Please Help