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Good Morning America co-anchor Will Reeve has opened up about his recent battle with testicular cancer, revealing that he was diagnosed earlier this year. The 34-year-old shared that the cancer had spread to his abdominal lymph nodes but, following treatment, he is now officially cancer-free as of a September 8 check-up.
Son of the late Superman actor Christopher Reeve, Will credits his parents’ resilience and advocacy as a major influence on his decision to share his story publicly. Christopher Reeve was paralyzed from the neck down after a horse-riding accident in 1995, when Will was just two years old. Alongside his wife Dana Reeve, Christopher became a leading advocate for spinal cord injury awareness and research, founding the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
“I was raised to share one’s struggles if, in doing so, that might help others,” Will told PEOPLE. “Watching my parents up close take the adversity they faced in their lives and repurpose it into something hopeful left a major impact on my life and how I try to live it.”
Christopher passed away in 2004 at age 52, and Dana died two years later from lung cancer. Will honored his parents in the 2024 documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
Will first discovered a lump during a shower but initially dismissed it. It was his wife, Amanda Dubin Reeve, who encouraged him to seek medical evaluation, leading to an ultrasound and the subsequent diagnosis in May. He underwent surgery to remove the affected testicle, followed by a six-hour operation in June to excise cancerous lymph nodes, and then began chemotherapy.
“I have felt so loved and supported and rooted for by family, friends, and strangers alike for my entire life,” he said. “And that’s a big part of why I wanted to speak about this.
I’m going to be fine. But this was a heck of a chapter.”
Reflecting on his experience, Will shared a poignant connection to his late parents. “The irony is not lost on me that 20 years after my mom died of lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering, there I was in the same building getting treated for cancer,” he said.
“I was experiencing life as each of my parents at the same time. Because I was a cancer patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering, I was getting a firsthand experience of what my mother went through.”
He added, “Simultaneously, I was learning more about what it was like to be my dad in the final nine years of his life, where he had my mom and our family taking care of him. And there I was with my wife, who, since the day I met her, has reminded me in so many ways of my mom, now playing the role of wife and caregiver.”
Will’s candid sharing highlights not only his own strength but also the enduring legacy of his parents’ courage and compassion.