<P> After discovering Tarek had Stage II thyroid cancer in 2013, doctors recommended radiation treatment . The couple decided to bank Tarek's sperm and try in vitro fertilization . The first in vitro attempt failed . Christina suffered a miscarriage on the second try . The couple changed doctors and their approach to conception . She says she had to be super strict staying in bed for one full week . She couldn't go for a walk and couldn't lift anything over a gallon of milk for 13 weeks . The couple planned it during Christmas break so Christina wasn't working to help make sure the third attempt succeeded . </P> <P> She became pregnant in 2015 but still couldn't pick up her daughter during the 1st trimester . The couple welcomed their son on August 20, 2015 . </P> <P> After having her second baby, Christina was back to work on Flip or Flop within four weeks to keep up with their busy schedule . Looking back she says she needed more time off saying four weeks was too soon for her . She began feeling overwhelmed and the tension between the couple was getting high . "We weren't able to properly communicate anymore," she says "It got to the point where we weren't even driving to set together .". </P> <P> In May 2016, the couple separated after an incident at their Southern California home . According to a Yorba Linda police report, Christina called the police, believing Tarek was suicidal after he fled their home with a gun following a heated argument . Tarek was found by the police, and maintained that he was never suicidal and had simply gone for a hike, taking a gun to protect himself from wild animals . </P>

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