After a long and grueling season as resident newbie (and self-appointed interventionist on Kim Richards!) on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Lisa Rinna is now facing some sad news at home. Monday, Rinna tweeted “My dad is is in the hospital again with pneumonia and it’s the 4th time this year. Dang it. He is almost 93. He is a fighter!” She also posted a throwback photo on Instagram of her and her parents with the comment: “Sending love and prayers to my Dad he is in the hospital but he is a fighter so fight Daddy fight!”
Some will remember meeting Lisa’s dad, Frank Rinna, from her visit to their hometown of Medford, Oregon on this season’s RHOBH in order to sell her childhood home. During the visit, Lisa claimed, “I just belong in a big city.” While growing up in Medford, Lisa admitted she asked herself, “Why am I here? I’m more fabulous than this.” But emotions were high when she saw her aging parents during that visit, who hadn’t been in the best of health. “I have a lot of guilt being so far away. It’s really, really hard,” Rinna said. Rinna’s mother, Lois, had a stroke that damaged much of her memory, but Rinna said her father deals with his own pain quietly: “He fights through it because I don’t think he can leave [my mom].” Although Rinna said, “My mom is the Rock of Gibraltar. She always had everything together,” she also admitted, “It’s hard not having your parents be young and not full of life. What I’m realizing now is that I’m the adult. I’m taking care of my parents. You never prepare for that.”
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Friends, fans, and Bravo castmates have been reaching out to Rinna during this trying time. Former RHOBH housewife Camille Grammer tweeted yesterday, “@lisarinna prayers for your dad. God bless him. You have longevity and strength in your family.” Rinna responded last night on Twitter with words of thanks to those who’ve reached out to her: “Thank you all for your supportive amazing tweets and prayers for Frank. He says “Thank you so much!”
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