Carlin Bates Emotional Over Family’s Hospitalizations

Bringing Up Bates star Carlin Bates Stewart is back with a new YouTube video following the recent heartbreaking events in the family. The 26-year-old is one of Gil and Kelly Jo’s most active daughters on and off cameras. She likes to visit her parents, in-laws, and grandparents whenever she can. However, Carlin couldn’t help but get emotional after seeing two of her loved ones getting hospitalized in the same month. Keep reading to see her statements.
Bringing Up Bates: Carlin Bates Has Been Busy
Before all the family hospitalizations, Carlin took to social media last week to share her latest project with her husband. According to the Bringing Up Bates star, they’re launching a podcast with Katie and Travis Clark. It will be the first-ever podcast in the family, and many fans are curious about the topics they’re going to tackle.

Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo commented on Carlin’s post, expressing their excitement for their podcast. This resulted in speculations that Carlin and Katie may talk about some of their difficult past with the IBLP, just like what Jinger did.
Carlin Talks About Evan’s Father
Carlin Bates Stewart recently uploaded a new vlog in which she talks about the recent hospitalizations in the family. The Bringing Up Bates star initially talked about Evan’s father getting sent to the hospital after suffering from a concussion after falling on the ice. The married couple admitted that it caught them off-guard.

Evan later said that the doctors found out his dad had a stroke in the past, but nobody from the family ever noticed it. Evan later revealed that his dad is starting to become more forgetful. Some of the things he had forgotten were the TV show he likes to watch with his wife and even the name of his daughter’s boyfriend. There are assumptions that he’s suffering from symptoms of dementia. Moments later, Carlin began to get more emotional as they talked about her mother, Kelly Jo’s hospitalization.
Bringing Up Bates: Carlin Bates Discuss Kelly Jo’s Hospitalization
During the same vlog, Carlin shared the story about how her mother was sent to the hospital. The Bringing Up Bates star revealed that Kelly Jo was in South Carolina at that time to look after Mama Jane and Papa Bill. However, her dad, Gil, sent them text messages, saying that their mom was not feeling well.

A day later, Carlin Bates Stewart found out that her mom had a kidney stone and needed to have surgery. Carlin got so scared upon learning that their mom already had an infection due to the kidney stone, and she would’ve died if she waited for another day. Carlin was holding back her tears as she recalled how everyone was panicking, adding that it was the scariest day of her life. Fortunately, Kelly Jo was a warrior and is now recovering after two surgeries.
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