Barbara Evans is on the road to recovery after reportedly suffering a stroke in North Carolina.
According to TMZ, Jenelle Evans’ mom experienced the health scare last week and has since been discharged from the hospital. She is recovering at home and is expected to make a full recovery.
Jenelle, 33, has been able to fly back to North Carolina to see her mom and be with family. She wasn’t able to fly home earlier to see Barbara because she had sinus surgery, TMZ reported.
According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, Jenelle’s 16-year-old son, Jace, was by Barbara’s side while she was hospitalized on Wednesday, October 1. (In August, Jace moved from Las Vegas to North Carolina to stay with a relative who is presumed to be his grandmother.)
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Us Weekly has reached out to Jenelle’s team for comment.
Fans met Barbara when she appeared on Jenelle’s episode of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant in 2009.
When Jenelle continued to appear on Teen Mom 2 from 2011 to 2019, cameras often documented her unpredictable relationship with her mom.
One moment Teen Mom viewers won’t forget is when Jenelle chose not to invite Barbara to her September 2017 wedding to David Eason.
“She’s been saying she’s having her wedding, running around with her family of friends, but you know what she says? ‘My mother Barbara is not invited,’” Barbara recalled to People in July 2017. “She’s not inviting me to her own wedding. It’s very painful.”
During a 2016 episode of Teen Mom 2, Barbara called Eason, 37, “the worst boyfriend” her daughter has ever had.
While Jenelle followed through with the wedding, she filed for separation from Eason in March 2024 after six years of marriage. In July, the exes were declared legally divorced.
“After a really long and draining process, my divorce from David is official,” Jenelle told TMZ at the time. “This chapter has been heavy, but I’m walking away from it with clarity, strength and so much love for my kids. My focus is on them and our future, and I’m just thankful to finally have peace and a fresh start.”
While there were many reasons that led to the split, Jenelle said one aspect was David’s negative attitude.
“His attitude that he had, putting everyone in a bad mood all the time,” she told Us in June. “Everyone was walking on eggshells, and I’m like, I don’t have to live like this and I don’t have to stay together just because we have kids.”
This past summer, Jenelle shared an update on where she stands with her mom. According to the reality star, things have improved now that cameras aren’t following their every move.
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“[Things are] good,” Jenelle shared with Us before hosting her “I Do, I Did, I’m Done” divorce party in June. “We talk from time to time, but not every day.”
When asked if it has been good to have some distance, the former Teen Mom 2 star agreed “because I can only handle her in doses.”
Jenelle later confirmed the mother-daughter duo have figured out what works for the two of them after years of ups and downs.
