'I've never been so sick in my entire life': Love is Blind star Jessica Vestal shares both she and daughter Autumn have been struck down with illness
A Love is Blind star has told her fans that she’s ‘never been so sick in her entire life’ - and her young daughter has also been struck down with two illnesses.
Jessica Vestal shared that she was recently hospitalized after she and her 12-year-old daughter Autumn came down with bad cases of the flu.
"Friends I've been MIA for the last couple days because the flu wiped our household completely out," Jess wrote in a Dec. 2 Instagram Story alongside a photo of her lying on a bed in a doctor's office. "I've never been so sick in my entire life and that's saying A LOT."
For the 30-year-old mum-of-one, who appeared on season six of the Netflix dating show last year, further explained that the flu is particularly difficult for her to recover from due to her Crohn's disease diagnosis, a long-term condition where part of your gut becomes inflamed, according to the NHS. It cannot be cured but treatment can help manage it.
She said: "It's a lot harder for my body to fight off literally anything and I get dehydrated extremely fast. After a long trip to the ER, 4.5 bags of fluids and meds, and lots of prayer later... I'm on the mend! But wow that was scary and made me never want to take my health for granted again."
Her daughter was also very ill at the same time. Jess wrote that Autumn had "strep throat and the flu at the same time." Strep throat is a bacterial infection with symtoms which include a sudden, severe sore throat, pain when swallowing, and fever.
Jess, who also looked for love on Netflix dating show Perfect Match, went on: "Thankfully she recovered much more quickly than I did. Mums know the struggle of taking care of a sick baby while you're also sick and it's not for the faint of heart."
Jess’ latest post comes just a few days after she told her fans that herself and her daughter were not able to take their annual Thanksgiving photos together before Autumn was feeling unwell.
"My sweet girl has the flu so we're enjoying thanksgiving from my bed this year," she wrote on Instagram on Thursday (November 27) alongside several "throwbacks" of their previous shoots. "I'm so grateful for God, my baby, my weenie dog, my family and the most beautiful friends, and this very loving, supportive community on here." She added: "I hope you're all taking time to appreciate your blessings and the people around you today."