Will Reeve and Amanda Dubin were only a few months into married life when a small health concern suddenly became something much more serious. The ABC News correspondent revealed on September 29, 2026, that he had been treated for testicular cancer after discovering a lump earlier in the year. One person played an especially important role in getting him to act quickly: his wife.
Reeve initially hoped the lump would simply disappear. Amanda did not want him to ignore it. She encouraged him to get checked, asking a simple question that ultimately mattered a great deal. What if it was something?
Reeve followed her advice and underwent testing. Months of surgery, treatment and uncertainty followed, but his September 8 checkup brought encouraging news. He said he was cancer-free.
The experience introduced the “in sickness and in health” part of marriage much earlier than either of them could have expected.
Who Is Will Reeve’s Wife Amanda Dubin?
Amanda Dubin is a New York-based event planner who works alongside her mother, Victoria Dubin.
The mother and daughter work through Victoria Dubin Events, a luxury event planning company specializing in weddings and other major celebrations.
Amanda’s background combines fashion, business and event production.
She attended Cornell University and graduated in 2018 with a degree focused on fashion design management. During college, she worked as a research assistant with the Cornell Costume & Textile Collection.
That experience required careful handling of historic garments and detailed research, something Amanda has credited with strengthening her attention to detail.
After college, she gained professional experience outside the family business before eventually moving into event planning.
Her career is separate from the television world in which her husband works, but both have jobs where planning, communication and performing well under pressure matter.
How Did Will Reeve and Amanda Dubin Meet?
Their relationship began through a dating app in the summer of 2022.
Actually getting together for their first date turned into a challenge.
Travel and illness repeatedly interfered with their plans. Then, when they finally had a date scheduled for September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died.
Reeve’s work as a journalist meant he had to travel to the United Kingdom to cover the historic event.
Communication briefly slowed while he was working overseas, but once Reeve returned to New York, the two finally met in person.
Their connection grew from there.
By April 2023, Reeve publicly shared their relationship on social media. Photos from a trip to Paris gave followers one of their first clear glimpses of Amanda as his partner.
They Became Engaged in 2024
After roughly two years together, Reeve proposed in November 2024.
By then, the couple had already lived together for about a year, so the possibility of marriage was hardly unexpected between them.
Their engagement was followed by more than a year of wedding planning.
For Amanda, planning a wedding had an unusual professional element because organizing major celebrations is literally part of her career.
Still, this one was personal.
The couple eventually chose Miami for their wedding and married on January 17, 2026, at the Rubell Museum.
Their Wedding Honored Will’s Parents
Reeve lost both of his parents while he was young.
His father, actor and activist Christopher Reeve, died in 2004. His mother, Dana Reeve, died from lung cancer in 2006.
Will was only 13 when his mother died.
His parents were therefore physically absent from his wedding, but he and Amanda found ways to include their memory in the celebration.
Reeve wore cufflinks that had belonged to his father.
Amanda also arranged for a pocket square to feature embroidery based on Dana’s handwriting, creating another quiet connection between the wedding and the family members Will had lost.
Those details took on even greater emotional significance only a few months later.
Amanda Urged Will to Get His Lump Checked
In April 2026, Reeve noticed tenderness and a lump on one of his testicles while showering.
His initial reaction was not panic.
Like many people discovering an unfamiliar physical change, he hoped it was harmless and might disappear naturally.
Amanda encouraged a more cautious approach.
Her point was simple. It probably was nothing, but there was still the possibility that it could be something requiring medical attention.
Reeve listened.
He later said publicly that he went for an ultrasound because Amanda encouraged him to do so.
Testing found a mass, and the situation quickly became much more serious than either had expected.
Will Reeve Was Diagnosed With Testicular Cancer
Reeve underwent an orchiectomy in early May at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
The procedure removed the affected testicle.
Further testing identified embryonal carcinoma, a fast-growing form of testicular cancer. Doctors also discovered that the disease had spread to lymph nodes in his abdomen.
That meant the initial surgery was not the end of treatment.
In June, Reeve underwent another major operation to remove abdominal lymph nodes. The procedure lasted around six hours.
Several lymph nodes tested positive for cancer, leading doctors to recommend chemotherapy.
Reeve subsequently completed two cycles of chemotherapy.
For Amanda, the situation meant becoming a caregiver only months after becoming a wife.
Amanda Supported Him Through Treatment
Reeve has spoken warmly about his wife’s support during the experience.
The cancer diagnosis brought back complicated memories because Memorial Sloan Kettering was also where his mother received treatment before her death.
Amanda’s presence became particularly meaningful during that period.
Reeve has said that certain qualities in his wife reminded him of his mother, especially as Amanda stepped into the unexpected role of caregiver.
There were appointments, surgeries, recovery periods and chemotherapy sessions to navigate.
Reeve temporarily stepped away from Good Morning America while recovering.
The couple had entered 2026 expecting their first year of marriage to be filled with normal newlywed experiences. Instead, they found themselves organizing their lives around cancer treatment.
Will and Amanda Want to Start a Family
The diagnosis also forced the couple to consider another important issue: their future family.
Reeve and Amanda have said they want children.
Before undergoing treatment, Reeve banked sperm as a precaution.
Removing one testicle does not automatically prevent someone from conceiving naturally, but cancer treatment can potentially affect fertility. Preserving sperm therefore gave the couple another option as they thought about becoming parents later.
It was a deeply personal decision made during an already stressful period.
Instead of allowing the diagnosis to erase conversations about the future, Will and Amanda took practical steps to protect the possibility of building the family they want.
Will Reeve Says He Is Cancer-Free
By September 2026, the couple finally received the news they had been hoping for.
Reeve’s September 8 checkup showed no evidence of cancer, and he subsequently shared his experience publicly.
He announced his diagnosis on Good Morning America on September 29.
His reason for discussing something so private was closely connected with lessons he learned from his parents.
Christopher and Dana Reeve became known for openly discussing the difficult circumstances they faced and turning those experiences toward advocacy and helping others.
Will has said he grew up believing that sharing personal struggles can have value when doing so might help someone else.
His cancer experience gave him an opportunity to follow that example.
Why Amanda’s Advice Became So Important
One of the clearest messages from Reeve’s experience concerns the decision not to ignore an unusual physical change.
He has acknowledged that the situation could have become considerably worse had he delayed seeking medical attention.
Amanda’s reaction was not dramatic. She simply encouraged him to find out what was happening rather than assuming everything was fine.
That distinction mattered.
Reeve’s experience is also a reminder that a new lump, swelling, pain or other persistent testicular change deserves medical evaluation. Such symptoms can have many causes and do not automatically mean cancer, but a clinician can determine whether further testing is necessary.
For Reeve, the decision to get checked started a chain of events that eventually led to treatment and his cancer-free update.
Their Marriage Faced an Unexpected First Test
Will Reeve and Amanda Dubin’s first year as husband and wife has unfolded very differently from what they probably imagined while celebrating their Miami wedding.
Within months, Amanda went from newlywed to caregiver.
Reeve underwent multiple procedures and chemotherapy while the couple also had to discuss fertility, future children and the possibility of an uncertain outcome.
Yet Amanda has described finding a positive lesson within an extremely difficult period.
The experience showed them early that they could handle a major crisis together.
Their relationship began with a dating app match, developed through years together and led to their January 2026 wedding. Only months later, one short conversation about a lump became one of the most consequential moments of their marriage.
For Reeve, Amanda was not the person who diagnosed his cancer. She was the person who encouraged him not to ignore something unusual.
That decision helped him seek professional medical care promptly, and by September 2026, he was able to share the outcome he and Amanda had hoped for: his latest checkup showed he was cancer-free.