Nick Cannon is thankful Mariah Carey stuck by his side when he learned he had lupus over a decade ago.<\/p>\n
During an appearance on The Diary of a CEO<\/em> podcast, the 42-year-old television personality reflected on his battle with the autoimmune disease, sharing how his ex-wife had helped him get through it after doctors diagnosed him with it back in 2012. And if it wasn\u2019t for the 54-year-old singer’s support, Nick feels he would not be here today. He told host Steven Bartlett<\/strong>:<\/p>\n \u201cShe was my rock. She went hard. To be honest, I probably wouldn\u2019t be alive if it wasn\u2019t for how hard she went with the doctors, with me, my stubbornness. She was the perfect helpmate, the perfect matriarch, the perfect mom, the perfect wife in those scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Mariah was dealing with the \u201cpressures\u201d of being a massive star, Nick praised her for still being \u201cloving enough to take on all of my stuff\u201d as well. That said, he recognizes how his health ultimately put a strain on their marriage:<\/p>\n \u201cIt probably took a toll on us just because of the person I was in my head and the struggles that I was dealing with. It probably took a toll on our relationship, but it definitely brought us closer together.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked about the “struggles” he was facing, Nick explained he was asking a lot of “tough questions” about what his life had been so far, including whether he was “going to live,” the meaning of life, whether “wasted” his time, and what kind of legacy he was leaving behind. Some pretty deep stuff! You can see the interview (below):<\/p>\n