The family of an influencer who had a brain aneurysm one week before her due date has given an update on her condition.
Jackie Miller James, 35, from California, was rushed to hospital after being found collapsed at home by husband Austin.
The couple’s daughter was born by emergency caesarean and spent her first 12 days in the NICU as Jackie underwent five separate brain procedures.
Her family have since issued an update on her condition as they promised to secure ‘the highest quality of life for Jackie following this tragic event.’
Jackie Miller James, 35, from California, was rushed to hospital after being found collapsed at home by husband Austin
Jackie’s daughter was born by emergency caesarean and spent her first 12 days in the NICU as the new mom underwent five separate brain procedures
Her sisters Natalie and Nicelle took to Instagram on Wednesday with an update that read: ‘As many of you know, Jackie recently suffered an aneurysm rupture one week from her due date and is currently in a medially induced coma.
‘While her baby girl is now healthy and home from the NICU, Jackie will remain in the hospital for the foreseeable future.
‘The past few weeks have been incredibly heartbreaking, however the immense outpouring of love, support and generosity from family, friends followers and strangers have been wildly touching and meaningful for Jackie’s family.
‘The family remains dedicated to securing optimal care for the highest quality of life for Jackie following this tragic event.’
Elaborating further, the caption added: ‘Once Jackie is awake, we know this community will be a source of strength for our sister.
‘Jackie is the kindest, funniest, most caring and special soul… she deserves to be a mom. Her daughter needs to know her. Her husband needs to hold her.
‘Jackie was so excited to be a mom and start a family, and we are determined to help her fulfill that dream.’
The family are also now fundraising to cover the cost of the influencer’s medical care.
Her family have since issued an update on Jackie’s condition as they promised to secure ‘the highest quality of life for Jackie following this tragic event’
Miller, who has over 27,000 followers on her Instagram and has earned nearly 120,000 likes for her videos on TikTok, had been documenting the pregnancy
‘If Jackie and the baby arrived a few minutes later at the hospital, we likely would have lost both of them,’ they wrote previously on the GoFundMe page.
‘But instead, Jackie is continuing to fight for her life each day and we are optimistic she can beat the odds by surrounding her with the right specialists and methods of therapy.
‘While the road will be long, we are committed to bringing Jackie home to her daughter and husband.’
Miller most recently posted on her Instagram page on May 18, showing a series of glamorous pregnancy photos followed by one showing her comically lying with a hamburger on her stomach.
She said in the caption that she was 39 weeks pregnant.
On the same day, Miller posted a series of photos showing the ‘pregnancy symptoms [she] was not expecting.’
Among those was snoring so bad that her husband couldn’t sleep and ‘hysterically crying no reason at all.’
Miller James became an influencer full time in 2021 and charted her dating dramas before meeting Austin online in 2019
The pair (pictured in South Lake Tahoe, California, in January) married in a lavish Napa Valley ceremony in April 2022 that was described as a ‘little bit Cali and a little bit country’
Miller has amassed more than 27,000 followers on her Instagram and has earned nearly 120,000 likes for her videos on TikTok.
Miller James became an influencer full time in 2021, after five years as a professional backup dancer in New York, and six years working for a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.
She said she was always fascinated by Botox, cosmetics and beauty and wanted a forum to discuss them honestly.
She also charted her dating dramas, and met Austin James online in 2019.
The pair married in a lavish Napa Valley ceremony in April 2022 that was described as a ‘little bit Cali and a little bit country.’
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