She may be a real housewife, but Lisa Barlow is above all else, a mother. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star has had a difficult year with her elder son being on mission in Columbia. Jack Barlow struggled with health issues while overseas, and his doting mother has been beside herself worried about him.
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Thankfully, after a barrage of testing, Jack has a treatment plan. And Lisa shared his health update during a recent interview. Fortunately, things weren’t as bad as doctors initially hinted…
Doctors initially thought Lisa Barlow’s son Jack was suffering from something “very very serious”
Lisa told Entertainment Tonight’s Brice Sander that it’s been “horrible” not having Jack nearby during his health struggles. Especially given that he had to be hospitalized overseas.
“This is your first year where you don’t have Jack at home while you were filming. How is he doing and what’s the update on his health situation?” the host asked.
Baby Gorgeous revealed that she was “really worried when he first got to Columbia.” Viewers were then treated to a clip from the recent RHOSLC episode. Jack was on a zoom call with his parents.
“Jack we got your PET scan back and it looks amazing,” Lisa told her son.
“I’ve done every test that they can,” Jack responded in the clip.
Lisa told Brice that, “Jack’s been having some health issues, so I’m going through a lot right now.”
“They thought it was something bad,” the Bravolebrity shared before becoming emotional. “I’ll always cry about my kids. But they’re my everything.”
The reality TV star referred to hurtful comments made about her parenting in regard to Jack’s health.
“But like it was really hard,” she continued. “So, you know, when people make jokes and say ‘Oh we had food poisoning.’ Or ‘She gave him too much fast food and that’s why his stomach hurts.’ It’s really cruel because they thought it was very very serious.”
Jack came home briefly for treatment
While doctors have not found a specific diagnosis, “they have narrowed it down to some things.” Lisa shared.
She added, “He is doing great. He came home for three weeks and had treatment.”
With the crisis averted, the family can focus on Jack’s mission again. The RHOSLC star revealed that there was a process to get her son back to Columbia after his trip home. In fact, it was “a huge thing” that Jack was allowed to return.
“It’s hard as a mom, to be so far away. One of the caveats of him coming home was the mission president of his mission in Bogota had to do a zoom with me and John [Barlow]. And they had to commit that he could go back. Because a lot of missionaries that come home, they don’t let them go back,” Lisa shared.
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