“Floribama Shore” star Kirk Medas has been in the ICU for the past two weeks after being diagnosed with a “severe case” of necrotizing pancreatitis and sepsis.
The former MTV personality, who appeared on the show from 2017 to 2021, is currently on a ventilator after being “sedated” while his body “takes some time to heal,” according to a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than $18,000 so far.
Necrotizing pancreatitis causes part of the pancreas to die, per Cedars-Sinai, while sepsis is described as the body’s extreme reaction to an infection that can result in organ damage or death.
Medas’ co-star Aimee Elizabeth Hall took to Instagram on Thursday to share a shocking photo of him hooked up to machines and a ventilator before asking fans for donations and prayers.
“The situation is incredibly serious,” she wrote in part before explaining that castmate Nilsa Prowant “has been flying back and forth to Miami to be by his side.”
Hall, 32, explained that Medas, 33, “does not have medical insurance, and his sweet, strong mother has created a GoFundMe to help with the overwhelming expenses,” which include hospital bills and rehab.
“If you can’t [donate], your prayers mean just as much,” she explained before asking people to pray for Medas, his mom, his friends and the cast, as they are “all hurting watching [their] brother fight this battle.”
In her own Instagram post, Prowant, 31, detailed rushing to Medas’ side after getting a call that he was in the hospital two weeks ago.
“I did fly down there and see him, and it was one of the hardest things I’ve seen in my life because you know how close me and Kirk are,” she noted in a video message.
“He’s been there for me for the past eight years of my life. He was there for me when I had [my son] Gray, my baby shower, my wedding. He walked my mom down the aisle. I love Kirk so much and his family so much.”
Prowant noted that she rushed to his side because she would love the same treatment if her son were in Medas’ shoes. However, she said she would not give further details about his condition without his parents’ approval.
In a separate post on her Instagram Stories, Prowant thanked her followers for the “overwhelming love, prayers, donations, messages and support for Kirk” before revealing he also had been battling sepsis.
“Watching someone you love go through something so painful and uncertain is heartbreaking, but your messages, prayers and kind words have truly lifted us in this dark time,” she said in part.
“We’re believing in healing, recovery and a miracle. One day at a time.”
The last time Medas posted on his Instagram was April 15 when he shared a snap of himself posing on a balcony.
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