Kate Gosselin Reveals the ‘Life-Altering’ Accident That Left Her 'Crumbled on the Ground' and Landed Her in the ER

Kate Gosselin is detailing nan “life-altering” wounded she sustained that near her successful nan hospital.

On Tuesday, Sept. 30, nan caregiver and erstwhile reality star, 50, went connected TikTok Live and explained nan logic she was hospitalized and asked fans for prayers. She revealed that she underwent room aft her canine Meika ran into her and fractured her leg. 

“Yesetrday was a normal day… we decided to return nan dogs for a walk,” she began, noting that she was pinch her boyfriend Steve. “So we went to a small area wherever you tin play successful our vicinity and we’re playing ball.” 

“My fellow threw nan shot and she came moving for it and she was moving astatine nan absolute velocity of ray and I stepped nan incorrect way,” she explained. “I tried to get retired of nan measurement and she ran into nan broadside of my leg, my knee, astatine apical speed. The only measurement I tin picture it, it was for illustration a actual wall moving astatine nan velocity of light.” 

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Kate said she heard a sound and past instantly fell. “The symptom was truthful bad I conscionable crumbled connected nan ground,” she recalled. The Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum said nan first clip she attempted to get up she “felt worldly move successful my limb and I freaked out.” 

“I kept waiting for nan symptom to deterioration disconnected aliases dial down and it ne'er did,” she said.

After nan sun started to set, Kate decided she needed to effort and get up again. “I’m gonna person to woody pinch bones floating around,” she said. Steve — whose personality she confirmed for nan first clip amid rumors astir nan narration — went to get nan car and she was capable to hop to nan vehicle.

In nan video, Kate continued and shared that she went to an urgent attraction installation earlier being admitted to nan hospital.

“I ended up pinch a tibial plateau fracture and room pinch plates and pins successful my leg,” she revealed. “The surgeon said it was life-altering issues. That was his opening statement this greeting astatine 5 a.m.: ‘So this is 1 of those things that is simply a life-altering event.’ I was like, he’s sewage my attention.”

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Kate's room lasted 3 hours, and she posted a photograph from her infirmary furniture afterwards.

“I had room this greeting and 5 symptom meds connected committee (top 3 astir achy surgery),” nan mom of 8 wrote. “CANNOT convey you capable for each your prayers! Love you guys!" 

Kate’s update came conscionable 1 time aft alarming fans pinch a TikTok photograph of her successful a infirmary furniture hooked up to IVs.

“Please believe for maine coming and tomorrow.🙏 I will beryllium fine, but I’m frightened and would admit prayers!” she wrote. “Emergencies don’t attraction astir schedules! Please DON'T interest astir me! Please believe instead! Don’t worry, communicative clip to travel erstwhile I’m able! Love you guys! I’ll beryllium backmost arsenic soon arsenic I can! 😘”