Dog The Bounty Hunter star Bonnie Chapman, daughter of Duane 'Dog' Chapman and the late Beth Chapman, has been hospitalized following intense back pain.
Dog The Bounty Hunter star Bonnie Chapman, daughter of Duane 'Dog' Chapman and the late Beth Chapman, has been hospitalized following intense back pain.
Though they initially feared a heart attack, Dog theorized that he was suffering from a 'broken heart' following his wife's passing in June. Dog was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.
Beth had been diagnosed with stage four throat cancer in late 2018, and passed away after being placed in a medically induced coma on June 26th of this year.
On the family's first manhunt after Beth's passing, Leland Chapman was the first among his family to arrive at the scene to catch an alleged bail jumper.
In the ensuing scuffle, Leland tore his ACL. He was taken to the hospital immediately.
Leland could be seen with crutches and with his leg in a boot in the group shot.
Unfortunately, the health troubles for the Chapmans don't seem to be over yet.
Bonnie wrote on her Instagram story, "Hey guys, I was hospitalized due to a bad case of sciatica. If you watched my live a couple days ago, I was in a lot of pain due to my back."
According to the Mayo Clinic, "Sciatica occurs when the sciatic nerve becomes pinched, usually by a herniated disk in your spine or by an overgrowth of bone (bone spur) on your vertebrae."
While Bonnie did not specify the cause of her specific case of sciatica, she did go into more detail on her symptoms.
"I had a heartbeat of 130 bpm, which was worrying because normally 100 and below is good. I'm not in excruciating pain anymore, but I still have some healing to do," her statement ended.
"Thank you guys for watching even though I was in so much pain, I appreciate it. I wish I took better photos but once I went to take them my back was acting out quite a bit," she wrote.
It appears based on her Instagram story that she's advertising her services as a makeup artist, so she is at least feeling healthy enough to get back to work.