‘Teen Mom’ Father In Coma: Amber Portwood Rushes To His Bedside


A Teen Mom father is in a coma. According to a new report, Shawn Portwood Sr., the father of MTV reality star Amber Portwood, is in a medically induced coma in Florida.

“Everyone please pray for my father he’s in ICU… I appreciate it and sending love always,” Amber, who the Inquisitr revealed is dating an older man with a criminal record, tweeted over the weekend.

Amber’s brother, Shawn Portwood Jr., explained his father’s illness during a recent interview, revealing Shawn Sr. was recovering from liver surgery and awaiting a transplant. Also in the interview, Shawn Jr. set the record straight regarding a set of claims made by his estranged uncle, David Portwood, to The TV Page, which stated Shawn Sr.’s liver was shut down.

“His liver isn’t functioning correctly, and he does need a transplant,” Shawn Jr. told Radar Online on December 16. “He has been in an induced coma since Thursday so he can heal from surgery.”

As for David’s allegations that Teen Mom father Shawn Sr. was “ready to die,” Shawn Jr. told the site, “That’s completely untrue.”

“My dad can’t even move his head up and down, and there’s no possible way he could answer any questions right now.”

“David is a very manipulative person. I told my grandmother that I don’t trust him being [at the hospital],” Shawn Jr. continued.

Apparently, David went as far as to take a photo of Shawn Jr. and Amber’s unconscious Teen Mom father in his hospital bed to send to a blog.

“My grandmother asked him not to take any photos,” Shawn Jr. said. “He is very shady.”

Luckily, Amber’s new boyfriend, Matthew Baier, has been a big help for Amber and Shawn Jr. As Shawn Jr. revealed, Matthew drove Amber from Indiana to Florida so she could rest while traveling to her dad’s bedside.

“He sat in the waiting room the entire time and even watched my son,” Shawn Jr. told Radar.

Three days later, after Amber fell ill with strep throat, she and Matthew headed back to Indiana, where they are hoping for a full recovery.

“When my father found out he had a liver condition 11 years ago, he quit drinking and turned his life around,” Shawn Jr. recalled. “Amber and I are very close to him.”

As the Inquisitr reported, Amber and the cast of Teen Mom will return to MTV in 2015. However, it is not known whether or not Teen Mom father Shawn Portwood will be included in the show.

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