😭”Bringing Up Bates” star Erin Bates shares latest health update on her legs fans to tears and prayers upon hearing the doctor’s diagnosis.🙏

Over a month after she went into septic shock and had a grand mal seizure following the birth of her seventh child, Erin Bates Paine is adjusting to her new normal, despite still not having use of one of her legs.

The Bringing Up Bates star recently updated her fans on her current condition which, unfortunately, includes a paralyzed leg. She informed her fans— who have been following along through Erin’s post-partum ICU stay and health crisis— that she is now using a walker and wheelchair to help her get around.

“To answer many of your questions…My leg still isn’t functioning, but I am learning how to navigate using a walker and wheelchair much better now,” Erin wrote on Instagram on Friday. “I’ve been doing physical therapy consistently and they are hopeful that time will heal!”

“Thank you for praying!” Erin replied to someone in the comment section of her previous Instagram post. “We are still hopeful that I’ll regain function in my leg… I started physical therapy. I’m so grateful to be home!”

As The Ashley previously reported, Erin first went into the ICU after developing a severe UTI and kidney infection after her seventh child Henry’s birth. The infections put Erin into septic shock and caused her to suffer a lengthy and severe seizure. According to an update given by Erin’s pastor at the time, the seizure she suffered was a 15-minute-long grand mal seizure. After extended stays in the ICU and NICU, respectively, both Erin and Henry were sent home.

Last week, Erin’s husband Chad Paine posted a YouTube video giving fans more information about Erin’s current condition.

“Erin still has complications,” Chad said. “She cannot use her right leg for some reason. The doctors don’t have an explanation. They don’t have an answer, and they are only hopeful on recovery. They’re positive towards it, but they still haven’t really identified the problems that have been frustrating, but we’ve been continuing to ask for prayer.”

Erin’s brother Lawson Bates also posted a video this week to YouTube with footage from when he and his family visited Erin in the hospital earlier this month. He explained what was going on with Erin’s leg.

“We are praying for total healing,” Lawson said in his video. “It’s going to happen by God’s grace…if something’s not working, there’s got to be a reason. Her right leg is almost like it’s dead. She cannot move it.”

Erin’s post also gave an update on her baby, Henry, who turned one-month-old on Friday and appears to be thriving following his stay in the NICU.

“One month of loving you and thanking God for His goodness EVERY. SINGLE. DAY,” Erin wrote, before joking that she was “celebrating that I made it out of pajamas” to take the photos with Henry and Chad. “But only for two minutes before the PJ life called me back. It’s the little things, friends!”

Erin has struggled with her health for years. Before her first son, Charles, was born in 2015, Erin suffered three miscarriages, which she has said were likely due to a blood clotting disorder she has. In 2019, Erin and Chad spoke to People after being told Erin’s health issues may prevent them from having any more children after their fourth-born, Holland.

“After consulting with our doctor, we realized having another baby was not going to be in our future. It was sad, just because we both really love kids, but I knew Erin’s health was the biggest priority, and we were overwhelmingly grateful for the four little blessings God has already given us,” Chad said at the time. “We were content knowing that God sometimes has a different plan than our own.”

In 2021, Erin had multiple surgeries due to ruptured cysts, resulting in her having one of her ovaries fully removed, and the other partially removed. Despite her health issues, the ‘Bringing Up Bates’ star went on to have three more babies after Holland at a very fast pace. Daughter Finley was born in January 2022. Less than two years later, Erin and Chad welcomed son William (prematurely) in October 2023. Less than 22 months later, they welcomed Henry.