{"id":6441,"date":"2026-06-23T01:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/90-day-fiance-stars-jenny-slatten-and-sumit-singh-defend-their-gofundme-amid-devastating-als-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T01:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:18:57","slug":"90-day-fiance-stars-jenny-slatten-and-sumit-singh-defend-their-gofundme-amid-devastating-als-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/90-day-fiance-stars-jenny-slatten-and-sumit-singh-defend-their-gofundme-amid-devastating-als-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;90 Day Fianc\u00e9&#8217; stars Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh defend their GoFundMe amid devastating ALS battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fjenny-Slatten-.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201c90 Day Fianc\u00e9\u201d couple Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh addressed the criticism over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-jenny-and-sumit-with-als-care-needs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their GoFundMe<\/a> to raise money amid her amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) battle.<\/p>\n<p>Slatten, 68, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/19\/celebrity-news\/90-day-fiance-star-jenny-slatten-diagnosed-with-als-one-year-after-developing-frightening-symptoms\/\">announced her ALS diagnosis<\/a> last month. A GoFundMe was created for them on May 20 to help cover her medical expenses, with a goal of raising $250,000. As of publishing time, $56,360 has been raised.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ5S_2Qhc35\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an Instagram video<\/a> posted Monday, Slatten\u2019s speech was noticeably slurred as she and Singh explained why they were asking for donations. Singh, 38, said that as the two did more research on ALS, they found that treatment was going to be extremely expensive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018I\u2019m trying to make her life as easy as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201c90 Day Fianc\u00e9\u201d couple Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh defended their GoFundMe created to help cover expenses amid Slatten\u2019s ALS battle in an Instagram video Monday. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Jenny Slatten<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Singh noted that ALS treatment is very expensive and that going to the US wasn\u2019t an easy solution for them, so they are staying put in India for now. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Jenny Slatten<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Slatten said that she didn\u2019t have medical insurance in India, and Singh explained that going to the US wasn\u2019t an immediate option for them since it wasn\u2019t easy for him to get a visa and she would have a hard time traveling solo.<\/p>\n<p>The couple also said they didn\u2019t want to rely on Slatten\u2019s three daughters in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Singh shared, \u201cI\u2019m here to make sure Jenny is doing well, and whenever she needs me I am available. And if she goes to America she will have daughters, but they have their own families and their own lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slatten then interjected, \u201cAnd I don\u2019t want to be a burden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Singh continued to ask for donations from his followers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Singh pointed out that the two had never asked for money before, despite struggling financially. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Jenny Slatten<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Slatten also gave a devastating update on her ALS battle, sharing that she would need to be in a wheelchair \u201csoon.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMoney will not heal, but it supports and makes life easier,\u201d he said. \u201cWe never ask for money before, we\u2019ve been on the show, we\u2019ve struggled a lot many times, but we never ask. And we need it now, that\u2019s why we are just asking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cNegativity is bad for Jenny, so please don\u2019t say anything wrong and mean, at least this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slatten also gave an update on her ALS battle, sadly sharing that she would probably need to be in a wheelchair soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you can hear, my voice is completely different,\u201d she said, referring to her slurred and delayed speech. \u201cMy speech is very slow now. I\u2019m still walking but I get very tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna keep walking, but wheelchair probably soon,\u201d she continued, noting that she didn\u2019t want that.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Slatten\u2019s speech was noticeably slurred and delayed as she gave an update on her health. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Jenny Slatten<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sumit and Singh are one of the most popular couples on \u201c90 Day Fianc\u00e9,\u201d attracting attention due to their 30-year age gap. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Jenny Slatten<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On a more positive note, Singh said that his wife was still largely independent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiving up is not an option,\u201d he stressed, as Slatten noted, \u201cI\u2019m trying my best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to their GoFundMe, the donations will be used help cover Slatten\u2019s growing medical expenses, including for equipment such as a walker and wheelchair, in-home nursing or caregiver support, and future hospital and treatment costs. <\/p>\n<p>Slatten and Singh, who received significant attention on the TLC show due to their 30-year age difference, got married in 2021. Their wedding in India was aired during the season 3 finale of \u201c<em>9<\/em>0 Day Fianc\u00e9: The Other Way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Singh told People last month about supporting his wife through her health battle, \u201c\u201cHonestly, I never felt this much love, or I can love anyone this much, I used to \u2026 live for myself. But from [the] last so many years, I feel like doing [things] for someone who you love gives you happiness, I think that\u2019s what love is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/22\/entertainment\/90-day-fiance-stars-jenny-slatten-and-sumit-singh-defend-their-gofundme-amid-devastating-als-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c90 Day Fianc\u00e9\u201d couple Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh addressed the criticism over their GoFundMe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jenny-Slatten-.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}