As winners of Survivor, Jenna Morasca and Ethan Zohn know a lot about overcoming difficult challenges. But the couple, who started dating in 2003, also figured that getting through the show would be the toughest obstacle they would ever face — until Ethan was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in April, and Jenna vowed to help him through it. “I was going to fight tooth and nail, with every fiber of my being, until he was better,” Jenna tells In Touch. “Our goal was making cancer our bitch!”

How did you react to the news that he was sick?

I was shocked. I had been through it with my mom, who died from cancer, so I felt like, “Why is this happening again?” But it brought me and my dad closer because I was able to rely on him for his experience with her. He is a savior. Also, I’m lucky to have an incredible group of women around me who have borne the same burden.

How has it affected your relationship?

We’ve learned things about each other and the value of our relationship that we may have never discovered if we had never been faced with this challenge. It’s a team effort. We are going to come out stronger.

Is marriage next?

Before, I would have said I didn’t know, but I think now, we owe it to ourselves and to our families to do some sort of wedding. I’m trying to get him to just go to Las Vegas. How romantic would it be? Then we could do a big ceremony later. All I care about is the cake!

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