Briana’s Heartbreak: Daughter Nova Needs Emergency Surgery
Feb. 25 2019, Updated 11:43 a.m. ET
Mom’s worst nightmare. Teen Mom 2 star Briana DeJesus is facing another surgery with her young daughters, telling RadarOnline.com exclusively that her older child has to have emergency surgery. Click through the gallery for the heartbreaking details about the child’s fears and how DeJesus is handling her other child’s scary medical situation.
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“Nova has surgery on Friday and her bday is on Sunday and I just feel sooo bad,” DeJesus Tweeted on September 5, 2018.
“It’s been a really rough few weeks with Stella having had her medical issues and been hospitalized,” DeJesus told RadarOnline.com after her youngest daughter had surgery and then complications.
“We just got over that, now Nova has to have surgery,” the Teen Mom 2 star told RadarOnline.com.
“The surgery is just for the dentist to pull a few teeth. But it’s still scary because Nova hates the dentist- as most kids do- and has to be put to sleep for this procedure,” the worried mom revealed.
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Compounding the tragedy, DeJesus told RadarOnline.com about the unlucky timing. “It also sucks because her birthday is Sunday and this procedure is on Friday, so she’ll probably still be in some pain.”
The MTV star tried to be positive in the face of adversity. “We’re gonna do the best we can and still do our best to enjoy her birthday,” DeJesus said.
As she faced uncertainty for the procedure, DeJesus asked for support from her fans. I appreciate everyone keeping her in your thoughts and prayers that this goes smoothly and that we hopefully don’t have any health issues for a while.”
When her daughter Stella had surgery, DeJesus was left all alone by her baby daddy Luis Hernandez she told RadarOnline.com.
Nova’s surgery was different. “Devoin will be present,” DeJesus told RadarOnline.com.
DeJesus sang the praises of Devoin Austin to RadarOnline.com. “He’s been good at being involved in Nova’s life lately and I’m happy he will be there for his daughter.” We pay for juicy info! Do you have a story for RadarOnline.com? Email us at tips@radaronline.com, or call us at (866) ON-RADAR (667-2327) any time, day or night.