The cast Vanderpump Rules sends well wishes to his close friend as he prepares for brain surgery.
Jesse Montana, who has appeared on the Bravo show multiple times as a guest star, was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, according to a GoFundMe created in his name.
“On Monday, November 27th at 6am, Jesse’s body experienced three seizures, two of which were fortunately in the comfort of his own home before emergency services arrived,” the post said. “When they arrived at Cedars Sinai Hospital in LA, they further examined Jesse and unfortunately found a tumor on his brain. With no previous symptoms or illness, this was a complete shock.”
“For the next few days, Jesse was kept in the intensive care unit where he was cared for by a team of brilliant neurologists, doctors and nurses. Unfortunately, they were unable to operate on Jesse as soon as we had hoped because his kidneys were also not working at the time.”
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Jesse Montana.
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Montana’s loved ones said he is making an “amazing recovery” and is scheduled for Dec. 4 brain surgery.
After news of his health, many Vanderpump Rules stars got behind Montana on social media.
“No one is cooler than my dear friend @thejessemontana 🔮 needs our good thoughts and our help right now,” Ariana Madix wrote on Instagram alongside photos of herself with Montana over the years.
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Jesse Montana.
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“Jesse is truly unique in every way,” she continued. “If you are lucky enough to meet him, you are immediately struck by his generosity and beauty inside and out. I love you very much. dark crystal unicorn elixir of life always and forever 💖💖 you got this 🔮”
Scheana Shay also posted a video montage of her 10+ year friendship with Montana, sharing that he “lights up every room he walks into.”
“Life can truly change in an instant,” she captioned the post. “He had 3 seizures and was rushed to the hospital where they found a brain tumor. He has surgery scheduled for Monday and needs all the thoughts, prayers and help we can give him.”
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Jesse Montana.
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Additionally, Lala Kent shared a message urging those who can to donate to Montana’s GoFundMe page as he is in the “fight of his life.”
“Jesse is one of the kindest people I have ever known,” she wrote. “His enthusiasm for life is contagious. He is always the one who will make you feel welcome and belong. He’s as tough as they come and we know he’ll get through this – but we want him to focus solely on his recovery.”
Katie Maloney, Kristina Kelly, Ally Lewber also shared their well wishes on their Instagram stories.
Montana, an actor and model, first appeared on Vanderpump Rules in Season 4. A longtime friend of many cast members, he also returned for a guest appearance during Season 8.
A GoFundMe page has already raised more than $84,000 to cover his medical bills ahead of a lengthy recovery.
“If you know Jesse at all, you know he would do absolutely anything for his friends and family. The first person is always there when someone needs something, and we want to help them in any way we can,” the announcement reads. “We created this Go Fund Me to hopefully encourage any/all of you to help take this financial burden off Jesse and allow him to heal with his loved ones in peace!”
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