“Floribama Shore” star Kirk Medas has been fighting for his life on a ventilator for over two weeks as his castmates asked for prayers amid the severe health battle.
Medas, who appeared on the MTV series from 2017 to 2021, was diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis and was hospitalized in intensive care on April 18, according to his castmates Nilsa Prowant and Aimee Elizabeth Hall.
“The situation is incredibly serious,” Hall wrote on her Instagram page on May 1.
Hall shared a heartbreaking image of Medas in a hospital bed hooked up to the ventilator — alongside several snaps of the “Floribama Shore” group.
“He is sedated and this could take some time to heal. We are praying that he has a full recovery but this process could take some time,” Prowant said.
Prowant, based in Panama City Beach, Fla., has been flying “back and forth to Miami” to be by his side.
“I did fly down there and see him,” Prowant shared during an Instagram reel. “It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Hall revealed that her longtime castmate did not have medical insurance and that medical bills are piling up.
“His sweet, strong mother has created a GoFundMe to help with the overwhelming expenses,” Hall added. “Please pray for Kirk. Pray for his mother. Pray for his friends. And pray for his castmates—we’re all hurting watching our brother fight this battle.”
Necrotizing pancreatitis is a “complication of acute pancreatitis in which part of your pancreas dies,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Patients with Necrotizing pancreatitis can experience both short-term and long-term issues.
He had a unique route to the small screen.
Medas starred in the “Jersey Shore” successor alongside Hall, Prowant, Gus Smyrnios, Jeremiah Buoni, Candace Rice, Codi Butts, and Kortni Gilson.
Medas met MTV producers when his “nervous” friend tried landing a spot on the show.
“My buddy called me and was like, ‘I’m getting interviewed for this TV show, I’m nervous and I need some comfort.’ So I went over to his house and they [the producers] ended up meeting me and they asked if they could interview me,” Medas told The Post in 2017.
“I ended up making the cut, but I felt bad because [my friend] didn’t.”
After Medas’ time on “Floribama Shore,” Medas went on to make special appearances in shows like “Fear Factor” and Nick Cannon’s “Wild ‘n Out.”
Before Medas was hospitalized, he spent recent months posting on Instagram about his fitness and spiritual journey.
“Lost a lot the past year but stayed resilient through it all,” Medas captioned in an Instagram reel in March. “Mind, body, spirit. Changing my lifestyle completely was the start. Putting down the bottle and picking up the Bible was the best thing I [had] ever done. My only regret is not making such changes earlier on in life.”
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