‘90 Day Fiancé’ star Jenny Slatten gives update on ALS progression after announcing diagnosis

“90 Day Fiancé” prima Jenny Slatten shared a affirmative update connected her wellness aft revealing her amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis.

“I’m still capable to locomotion astir and Sumit is still allowed to smile,” she wrote atop a selfie of her and her husband, Sumit Singh, connected her Instagram Stories Wednesday.

The mates appeared to beryllium successful precocious spirits arsenic they proceed to activity retired curen for nan illness that is presently incurable.

In a associated interview pinch People connected Tuesday, Slatten, 68, and Singh, 38, elaborate nan horrifying symptoms she knowledgeable earlier 1 twelvemonth earlier receiving nan last test successful December 2025.

The first 1 they noticed was her trouble swallowing, and shared that she erstwhile choked “badly” while drinking water.

The TLC prima past began to person problem swallowing pills and started experiencing migraines.

Although her information seemed to amended somewhat for a short play of time, they told nan outlet that their interest grew erstwhile again erstwhile her reside became noticeably slower.

“That’s erstwhile we knew thing was wrong,” Slatten said.

Shortly earlier she received her diagnosis, she traveled from India to New York City for a “90 Day Fiancé” holiday party.

After watching her interview, respective fans of nan show expressed interest for her health, pinch 1 suggesting that she get tested for nan illness that affects nervus cells successful nan encephalon and spinal cord, starring to musculus weakness, arsenic good arsenic nonaccomplishment of mobility and speech, per nan Mayo Clinic.

Slatten’s father, notably, had died of ALS much than a decade ago.

“We cried and held each other,” Slatten recalled of nan infinitesimal they learned of her diagnosis, which has near them some “scared” for what their early will look like.

Doctors person told nan brace — who first appeared connected “90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way” successful 2019 and person been instrumentality favorites ever since — that nan progression of Slatten’s ALS “is slow.” 

She decided to spell nationalist pinch her test months later successful hopes “maybe personification will travel guardant pinch something” that could thief her.

“I don’t want to beryllium treated immoderate different,” Slatten insisted. “Let’s conscionable unrecorded our life arsenic we person been while we can.”

As they navigate this difficult shape of life, Slatten and Singh person been leaning connected each different for support.

“Honestly, I ne'er felt this overmuch love, aliases I tin emotion anyone this much,” Singh gushed. “I utilized to … unrecorded for myself. But from [the] past truthful galore years, I consciousness for illustration doing [things] for personification who you emotion gives you happiness, I deliberation that’s what emotion is. And that’s why we do things for each other, and that’s what make each different happy.”

The couple’s continued emotion communicative will play retired connected Season 3 of “90 Day: The Last Resort,” which premieres June 1 astatine 8 p.m. ET connected TLC.