Lisa Barlow’s son Jack has health problems while on a mission in Colombia

Although Lisa Barlow attended the fifth season premiere TThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake City While her son Jack Barlow is doing well during his two-year Mormon Church mission in Colombia, she reveals in the video above that things have taken an unfortunate turn.

In the above preview of Season 5, Episode 3 of RHOSLC (aired October 2), Lisa tells her castmates that Jack has an illness.

“His health is a bit in its infancy. I don’t want to get emotional,” she says, before pausing to find her words. “He just has health problems.”

In a confessional, Lisa details what’s happening to her 19-year-old son (she also shares Henry, 12, with her husband John Barlow).

“Jack has been on a mission in Colombia for about eight months, and in the middle of the night Jack woke up with the worst pain in his stomach. He asked himself, ‘Is this my appendix? What’s wrong with me?’ ‘ And he couldn’t even stand up,” she says. “As a mother, the worst thing is knowing that your child is not well and you are not there.”

While there are rules preventing family visits on missions, exceptions can be made for health reasons. Nevertheless, Jack wants to weather the storm alone.

“I was convinced I was going to Colombia, but Jack said, ‘No. I don’t want you to come. I’ll figure it out myself,’” Lisa explains. “He is my firstborn. He is my baby. Making him go through so much is really hard for a mother. I’m such a fucking mess. I hate it.”

While talking to the women, Lisa apologizes for getting emotional but notes that the previous day was “rough.”

“I just want him to get better, you know?” she adds.

Lisa Barlow reveals how she communicates with Jack about his mission

During the season premiere, Lisa shared another update about her oldest son.

“I miss him like crazy every day,” she said in a confessional. “The only way to communicate is through Facebook messages and phone calls once a week. I love hearing him grow, seeing his priorities change, and seeing him still be “Cool Jack” but with a purpose.”

How does Jack like Colombia? He is “obsessed.”

“I feel like it teaches him a lot of things. Like they have the coolest bookstores and barbershops,” Lisa noted in the premiere, adding that her son found “the best cafes” and a few Michelin-star restaurants.

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