Breaking Amish Alum Airlifted to Hospital for Possible Liver Failure

Breaking the Amish alum Jeremy Raber assured his TikTok followers that he was on the mend after a scary few days.

“A big thank you to everyone who prayed for me. I really appreciate it,” Raber, 42, wrote to his fans. via TikTok on Friday January 2.

Raber had already posted several alarming messages on social media, a few of which showed him in a hospital bed. On December 30, Raber said he was suffering from “possible liver failure” and was “waiting to be flown to another hospital.”

At the time, Raber told his followers that his blood sugar level was “993,” which is dangerously high and potentially deadly, according to The Cleveland Clinic. The clinic states that a blood sugar level below 100 is a “normal fasting blood sugar level,” while a blood sugar level of 126 or higher potentially indicates that a person has diabetes.

Later on December 30, Raber shared still photos of himself being laid out on a stretcher on a waiting helicopter, presumably to be flown to another medical facility for further treatment.

About I came back to TikTok on Thursday, Jan. 1, to repost a comment from someone calling him a “scammer” and saying the reality star “deserves it.” The old Breaking the Amish The actor accompanied the trolling post with a short video clip of himself waving to the camera while lying in a hospital bed.

Two days later, Raber finally had good news. He thanked his supporters for their prayers and announced that he had made enormous progress in recent days.

“I’m fine and I’ll be out tomorrow,” he said. announcement.

“Stay positive, let the haters hate and live life to the fullest! Get some rest,” one fan wrote, while another replied, “Sending healing energy.”

A third fan encouraged Raber to prioritize his health, writing: “Take care of yourself! Get well before yourself.” [stress] about anything! Take care of yourself because no one else can. Do you see what I mean? Stay healthy. Please!”

Raber previously revealed that he was suffering from serious health issues in March 2024. At that time, Raber thanked his TikTok followers for donating “enough money to go to the doctor for [his] heart problem and all that.

“Hopefully I’ll be at the doctor soon to get checked out,” he promised his fans. “I appreciate it more than you will ever know.”

Weekly InTouch reported in April 2024 that the reality star spent two days in the hospital for heart problems and diabetic ketoacidosis. (The Cleveland Clinic describes diabetic ketoacidosis as “a life-threatening complication of diabetes and undiagnosed type 1 diabetes” and encourages anyone who suspects they may have the condition to seek immediate medical attention.)

Raber was one of the stars of CCMIt is Breaking the Amish when it premiered in 2012. The docuseries followed young Amish and Mennonites venturing out of their religious communities to experience life in New York for the first time.

Before the first season aired, Raber had separated from his first wife, Naomi Stutzmanwith whom he shares three children. He then returned to the franchise in 2014. Return to the Amish and remained part of the main cast for seven seasons.

Return to the AmishThe third season finale of – broadcast in August 2016 – followed Jérémie and his second wife, Carmela Méndez Raberon their wedding day. Both had several very public breakups and reconciliations over the next few years, until Carmela filed for a restraining order against Jeremiah in March 2022.

“These are all return reports [in 2017]” he said Weekly InTouch at the time. “She used this shit to get the order just to fire me. It’s sad how people are quick to post stuff like this but turn a blind eye to the change for the better that people have made in their lives.”

Jeremiah announced in May 2022 that he and Carmela were “not together,” although he insisted he would “always love her.”