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Kate Gosselin is currently dealing with a medical emergency.
On Monday, Sept. 29, the nurse and former reality star, 50, posted an alarming TikTok photo from a hospital bed hooked up to IVs and telling fans she’d really appreciate prayers.
“Please pray for me tonight and tomorrow.🙏 I will be fine, but I’m scared and would appreciate prayers!” she wrote. “Thanks, guys😘”
Kate then wrote in the caption that she would provide her followers with details about her health in the future. “Emergencies don’t care about schedules! Please DON’T worry about me! Please pray instead!” she said. “Don’t worry, story time to follow when I’m able! Love you guys! I’ll be back as soon as I can! 😘”
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Below the post, one follower commented: “You are a strong woman who can do hard things! Praying to Jesus for your comfort and healing. ✝️😇”
Kate then replied, “Thank you! I had to call upon that strength that I know I have deep down tonight! And I appreciate your prayers!”
She also liked several other comments from those sending her well wishes.
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Although she hasn’t yet revealed details about her medical emergency, the Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum opened up earlier this month about some of the lasting problems she’s faced since her sextuplet pregnancy.
Kate and her now ex-husband Jon Gosselin first welcomed twin girls Mady and Cara in 2000, and later welcomed their sextuplets — Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel — in 2004. The twins are now 24 and the sextuplets are 21.
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In a TikTok video posted on Sept. 9, Kate shared that she’s had issues with her bladder since her multiple births.
“When I was pregnant with them, my stomach was squished up here, like 1 inch. You can see it on an ultrasound,” Kate said in the video. “And my bladder was squished way down here, compressed the whole time with baby weight. Compressed, compressed, compressed.”
“Turns out that my bladder was so compressed that it lost its ability to do what a bladder is supposed to do. It’s a muscle,” she continued. “And it lost its elasticity or whatever.”
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The mom of eight said that she had a catheter for a week, but since then, her bladder has never been the same.
“Ever since then, my bladder has never been right. It has never been right,” Kate said. “I can’t exactly explain it, or put my finger on it. But it just is very different after that.”
