Poor Gary Shirley.

The guy has the great misfortunate to be tied to Amber Portwood for the rest of this whole life, and now this.

In case you missed it, Gary revealed last weekend that his mother had officially tested positive for coronavirus.

He made the announcement on Mother’s Day, and he understandably seemed very upset about it all.

His mother works at an assisted living facility, so as he explained it, she was at a higher risk for catching the virus, meaning that it wasn’t a total shock when she tested positive.

That certainly didn’t mean it wasn’t scary though.

The Teen Mom mainstay said that he’d been dropping off food for her on her porch, and that even though she’s sick, they’ve been practicing social distancing like he has been for the past few months.

With good reason.

Gary’s youngest daughter, Emilee, has an immunodeficiency disorder, so they’ve been taking the quarantine very seriously.

He and wife Kristina Anderson share Emiliee; Gary, of course, is also the father of Amber Portwood’s daughter Leah.

While the health crisis has been tough on everybody, it’s obvious that families like Gary’s are shouldering a huge burden.

Sadly, this weekend brings more tough news on that front.

In that post, Gary said that while his stepfather, Jody, hadn’t been tested, he’d been showing symptoms of the virus.

And now he has an update on that.

Unfortunately, it’s not a good one.

He shared some photos of Jody on Instagram, and in his caption for those photos, he asked his followers to “Please continue to pray for my family.”

“Jody (my stepdad) was rushed to the hospital a few days ago with very low levels of oxygen,” he continued.

“He was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit and diagnosed with Covid-19 & Pneumonia.”

Gary said that Jody is “receiving plasma, a new clinical drug and on a breathing machine in hopes to fight this virus.”

“As you can imagine this is very difficult on my family.”

He did finish things up with a bit of good news though.

“Update on my mom …. she is getting stronger everyday and on the mend,” he wrote.

Hopefully we can soon say the same about Jody.

Jody was featured in a storyline on Teen Mom OG a couple of seasons back – Gary always thought that he was his biological father, although he hadn’t been around for much of his life.

He said that he starting spending time with Gary sometime around 2014, and the two were building a relationship.

At the same time, he felt the need to take a paternity test to find out if Jody really was who he thought he was.

As it turned out, Jody wasn’t his biological father.

It was a devastating thing to learn, but Jody did make it clear that he wasn’t going anywhere. And at this point, it’s clear he was telling the truth.

Hopefully Jody gets better so he and Gary can continue getting closer.

Let’s keep thinking good thoughts for this family, OK?

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Sad news from Anderson, Indiana this week.

And for once, it doesn’t have anything to do with Teen Mom OG cast member Amber Portwood being a terrible person.

Gary Shirley, Amber’s ex-boyfriend and the father of her daughter, Leah, just revealed some sad news about his family.

Yesterday, like so many other people, Gary hopped on social media to post a message about Mother’s Day.

But unfortunately, his message took a very tragic turn pretty quick.

“This Mother’s Day is a little hard because my mother is very sick,” the 33-year-old MTV staple began.

“A week ago she was diagnosed with Covid-19.”

As for how she contracted it, Gary continued:

“Her line of work put her at a higher risk since she was working in activities and house keeping at an assisted living facility.”

“My wife and I have been trying to help by dropping off food (curbside) so she could focus on getting rest,” he added.

“We haven’t hugged her in about 3 months & and we haven’t had her over inside our home for about 3 months.:

“This has been extremely hard for all of us.”

He then revealed that his youngest daughter, Emilee, “has an immunodeficiency disorder where she gets sick easily,” so they’ve really been taking social distancing guidelines very seriously.

They’ve only gone out for supplies a few times, he said.

However, “I knew my mother would be exposed at some point due to her job which was very worrisome itself.”

“Now, with a confirmed case of covid-19 we are worried more and limited on what we can do to help,” he laments.

As for how she’s been handling the illness, Gary said that “She has good days and of course bad days like today.”

He also said that Jody, the man he thought was his biological father but recently found out was not, lives with her.

It sounds like Jody may have the virus as well now.

“And I knew it would only be a matter of time before he would get it, and of course …. I believe he has it now,” says Gary.

“He has the symptoms, but hasn’t had the test yet.”

Obviously this is both a sad and scary situation, but Gary is doing what he can to stay positive and help however he can.

He writes in a message re-posted by MTV on Facebook:

“I will be dropping off breakfast in the morning on the porch and wishing her a Happy Mother’s Day while praying for her.”

“All prayers are welcomed and much appreciated.”

Shirley finished off his message on a brighter note with a tribute to Kristina Anderson, his wife and the mother of Emilee.

Gary married Kristina in 2015. They welcomed Emilee that same year; She also has a child from a previous marriage.

“Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful mothers and a BIG Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing wife.”

Kristina’s oldest daughter, Karly, is around the same age as Leah. Gary and Amber had her more than 11 years ago!

One can’t help but feel terrible for all families in situations like this, with small children unable to visit an ailing relative.

Sadly, millions of people across the nation can relate.

While it doesn’t sound like Gary’s mom is experiencing a mild case, it also sounds like she’s not dangerously ill, either.

Here’s hoping. Hopefully she’ll recover soon, and hopefully not too long after that her loving son will be able to visit.

Nothing but good thoughts for the Shirley family!

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