'It’s Scary': Cheyenne Reveals Her Daughter’s Rare Disease On Teen Mom OG

Cory and Cheyenne’s co-parenting relationship is going well on Teen Mom OG, although that doesn’t mean parenting itself is routinely easy. On this week’s episode, Cheyenne got candid about their daughter Ryder’s “rare genetic disease” and why she and Cory have been dealing with it together.


As we learned on the installment, Ryder was diagnosed as a newborn with VLCAD, which makes her body unable to process fatty foods.


“When she was first place on Earth, she had to eat every two hours,” Cheyenne explained to her cousin. “She has to take medicine and, since its genetic, it’s something that she’ll routinely have. It’s scary to hear that she can go into shock, go into a coma.”


Later, Cheyenne and Cory met for one of Ryder’s doctor’s appointments, where they were terrified they’d get bad news and learn that their little one would have to continue taking medicine twice day-to-day for the foreseeable future. Luckily, though, the appointment went well, and blood work revealed that Ryder was thriving without the meds.


“That was the initial time [the doctors] didn’t mention anything crazy,” a relieved Chey said.


It also helped that, at the appointment, she had Cory by her side -- especially since Chey mentioned he's been handling their daughter’s diagnosis better than her. We’re glad each person is okay, although what do you visualize in the family's future? Will Chey and Cory continue to calmly performer name Ryder's issues with each other? Tell us your thoughts, send Ryder your well wishes and keep watching Teen Mom OG Mondays at 9/8c.