Tori Spelling Shares Scary Health Ordeal From Urgent Care
Tori Spelling is shedding light on her family's scary health ordeal.
The 90210 star took a family trip to urgent care, where she snapped a few photos of her poor kids looking rather miserable.
As it turns out, the whole family has been fighting a "spiral of sickness" over the last few months, and they've finally nailed down the cause: mold.
The actress took to Instagram last night, May 10, to share more about their situation.
"Let’s talk about MOLD…" she began the in-depth caption. "Here we are again at Urgent Care. We’ve all been on this continual spiral of sickness for months. Sick. Get better. To get sick again. Used to think… well that’s what happens when you have young kids in school. They just continually bring sicknesses home. But, when it gets to the point where they are at home sick more than being in school we had to reassess what was going on."
When her two youngest children, ages ten and six, felt so sick they slept through most of the day and felt dizzy whenever they stood up, Spelling says she knew "something bigger" was at play and had a mold inspector come out to their home.
"Thx to Sean at Pacific Scope Inspections who came out and discovered extreme mold in our home ??. The pieces all started to fall into place," she continued, going on to document all of the health issues her family has been battling. "You just keep getting sick, one infection after another. Respiratory infections. Extreme allergy like symptoms too and like my poor Finn skin rashes as well."
Now, they're searching for alternative housing to move into as soon as possible, though she says it's especially difficult given how they're all feeling right now. "Looking for an @airbnb or @vrbo or hotel till we can even grasp what to do. We are just renters so looks like moving is in our eminent [sic] future as well."
The discovery follows other public health scares shared by Spelling throughout the last several months. Her 14-year-old daughter Stella was hospitalized twice earlier this year, where she was diagnosed with hemiplegic migraines. It's unclear at this time if the migraines were caused by or related to the mold infestation.
Friends and fans were horrified by the conditions of her home, sharing their sympathies in the comments.
"Omg. So sorry babe! Sending all the love to you! Here for you! ??," fellow reality star Snooki said.
"OMG I can’t believe how horrendous this is. I am so sorry! Wow no wonder how sick you’ve all been month after month after month.??. Love you all??," her mother, Candy Spelling, wrote.
Plenty of people also shared their own scary experiences with mold infestations and illnesses, tagging the accounts of mold experts that they say helped them and thanking her for bringing awareness to the dangers of mold.
"Take it day by day.. be easy on yourself. This journey is tough, but you can overcome and thrive. Trust yourself and your kids. Our bodies don't lie and they want us healthy. Mold almost killed me in 2019. Now I'm the healthiest I've ever been," one wrote.
"VERY common and thank you for bringing light to this public health emergency in our country. Our kids are exposed to mold every day in school buildings - flat roofs and poor ventilation = breading [sic] ground for mold. And we wonder why there are so many illnesses and behavior problems in our youth these days. Biotoxin illness is a real thing!!! Two wonderful physicians for mold illness - @dr.jess.md and @drjabanmoore," another suggested.
Hopefully, all these suggestions and tips will help Spelling figure out her next steps.