Jamie Otis-Hehner, husband Doug Hehner, daughter Henley Hehner and son Hendrix Hehner (middle).Photo: Jamie Otis-Hehner/instagram
Jamie Otisis opening up about her family’s battle with COVID-19.
TheMarried At First Sightstar, who appeared on the hit show’s inaugural season, shared an update regarding her 19-month-old son Hendrix’s health aftershe had taken him to the hospitallast week because of “another seizure.”
“When we were at the hospital Hendrix was tested for everything under the sun to figure out what was making him so sick… we found out the next day that he has Covid,” the reality starwrote on Instagramon Sunday. “Well, he has Covid, adenovirus, and rhinovirus but when I heard Covid I was in absolute shock & instantly began crying.”
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Otis shares Hendrix anddaughter Henley, 4, with husband Doug Hehner, who matchmakers paired her with on season 1 ofMAFS.
The reality star went on to say that her “older” in-laws, who were with Hendrix at the time of his last seizure, were also exposed to COVID-19, but had already been vaccinated and received their booster shots. “Praying to God they don’t get sick,” she wrote.
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Although Hendrix’s diagnosis has shaken up the Otis-Hehner family, Jamie said she is grateful that they’re all back home and recovering together, and plan on quarantining through Christmas.
“It’s definitely gonna be so sad to missChristmaswith family but we aren’t willing to risk getting anyone else sick,” she wrote. “We are staying super thankful and focusing on gratitude…it could be so much worse. We are lucky to be out of the hospital & all together. And Hendrix seems to be getting better each day.”
Doug Hehner, Jamie Otis.D Dipasupil/FilmMagic
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