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Margaret Josephs’ husband Joe Benigno had a high PSA during a routine check-up, causing concern for prostate cancer.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
star is anxious about losing loved ones, as she recently lost her ex-husband.
The results of Joe Benigno’s tests are unknown, but Margaret Josephs expressed her love for him on Instagram.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey gave us a scare when Margaret Josephs revealed that her husband, Joe Benigno, went in for a physical and needed to have additional testing done. Josephs, who just lost her ex-husband Jan Josephs, is currently extremely touchy about losing people in her life that she loves, and the scare shook Josephs as she was crying to Rachel Fuda about how much she loves her husband.
As Fuda is talking about her health issues (Fuda has been dealing with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since she was a child), Josephs revealed that Benigno went for a routine check-up and they were waiting on results when the doctor told him his PSA got higher. “I’m so frazzled because Joe had routine blood work, and we just got a call from the doctor, and they said, ‘Joe, your PSA [Prostate-Specific Antigen] jumped high,'” she said. “I freaked out because men his age can have prostate cancer really easily. We ran right to the urologist. They gave him all the tests. He had to be probed. We’re going to get the results this week.”
Josephs went on to talk about how frightening it is to hear the word “cancer” around someone you love. “As soon as you hear the word ‘cancer,’ it’s like, ‘Oh! Now I’m just like, alright, Joe’s gotta stay healthy,” she said. “Nothing else matters.” Her ex-husband died of a sudden heart attack but it doesn’t stop Josephs herself from worrying about the people around her.
How Is Joe Benigno Doing Now?
As far as we know, the results are still out there. We haven’t gotten an answer on the show, but Josephs did post a lovely anniversary post for Benigno on her Instagram recently talking about how much she loves him. “Happy Anniversary to the man that makes me whole! You wake up every day smiling, have my coffee ready, and just love me for who I am. Love isn’t a big enough word for what I feel for you, for us. There is no me without you.”
She also made it clear in the episode that she really didn’t want things to happen to him. “If something happened [to him] … I don’t even want to go there,” she said.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey follows the dramatic lives of a group of affluent women living in the Garden State. Centered around family, friendship, and fierce rivalries, the series delves into their personal and professional endeavors. With lavish lifestyles as the backdrop, the show captures intense confrontations, heartfelt moments, and the complexities of balancing relationships and social expectations.
Release Date May 12, 2009
Cast Teresa Giudice , Jacqueline Laurita , Caroline Manzo , Dina Cantin , Danielle Staub , Melissa Gorga , Kathy Wakile , Teresa Aprea , Amber Marchese , Nicole Napolitano , Dolores Catania , Siggy Flicker , Margaret Josephs , Jennifer Aydin
Main Genre Reality
Seasons 14
Franchise The Real Housewives
Creator(s) Scott Dunlop
Producer Andy Cohen
Production Company Sirens Media
Writers Scott Dunlop
Number of Episodes 222
Network Bravo
Streaming Service(s) Bravo , E! , Peacock
Franchise(s) The Real Housewives
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