90 Day Fiancé star Kenny Niedermeier has shared a rare piece of good news amid his stepdaughter Hannah’s hospitalization.
Posting via his Instagram Story on Friday, July 17, Kenny, 63, uploaded a photo of Hannah, 13, from her hospital bed.
“She came out of the latest procedure very well,” he wrote on the image. “More updates soon. Thank you all again for all the care and kindness. We are grateful.”
Kenny has been by Hannah’s side throughout her health ordeal after she was rushed to the United States for urgent medical treatment from her home in Mexico.
Hannah’s father, Armando Niedermeier-Rubio, 37, revealed via Instagram on Tuesday, July 14, that Hannah’s condition had rapidly deteriorated before she was hospitalized.
In an emotional video, the TLC reality star detailed the moment he noticed his daughter’s face was “droopy — half of her face — and her lips and stuff.”
“Half of her body had no strength. So [I] immediately took her to the doctor,” he shared via Instagram on Tuesday. “When we got to the doctor, they did tell us her levels were normal in the sense of no high blood pressure. Which was strange to the doctor because she said usually with stuff like this, she knew with the symptoms that it was something with the brain, but it was strange given her age and also the fact that she didn’t have high blood pressure, which would be a huge symptom for that.”
After being airlifted from Mexico to another hospital in Arizona, Hannah learned through a scan that there is some blood in her brain.
Kenny had been in Ohio for a family funeral when Hannah fell ill and immediately flew to Phoenix to be with his stepdaughter after receiving word of her diagnosis.
Meanwhile, Armando has struggled to get permission to get across the border to support his daughter.
“I went to the border. The hospital directly sensed the gravity of the situation, how Hannah was being airlifted to Phoenix ICU,” Armando who currently resides in Mexico, explained via Instagram on Thursday, July 16. “They sent all the necessary documents to the border. When I arrived at the border, I arrived with my documents as well.”
Despite the situation, Armando claimed he was forced to stay put but is now working with an immigration lawyer as he attempts to gain entry into the U.S.
“Never was the letter from the hospital reviewed and never were any of my documents asked of me — nothing was checked,” he claimed. “I was just told, ‘Nope, we do not do this here. … There’s no option for you,’ and on my way I went.”
Kenny and Armando appeared on season 2 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way in 2019. The couple met in an online support group for gay fathers. After dating long distance, Kenny moved to Mexico to be with Armando. He became Hannah’s stepfather after Armando previously welcomed his daughter with his late wife.
