Leakes was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018 but went into remission.
“To learn that Gregg has cancer?
Our lives just changed that day.
Our whole routine changed.
Just … everything changed.
I don’t have cancer.
But I feel like our whole house has cancer.”
His cancer returned and his health quickly went downhill.
In June, NeNe shared that his cancer had returned and he had undergone surgery, according toPeople.
She took to Instagram live to share with fans about his declining health.
“It’s difficult,” she shared while her husband was recovering from surgery.
“He’s super small.
If you’ve ever been around somebody who’s had cancer before, he’s different.
He’s different.”
Sadly, Leakes died on September 1.
NeNe didn’t make an initial statement.
However, she shared a heartfelt post to herInstagramaccount.
Leakes took to Instagram to share a heartwarming post in honor of her late husband, perET.
The video shows the couple dancing to “It Would Be You” by Johnny Gill.
The caption was a line of heart emojis.
