The Bachelor's Catherine Giudici and Sean Lowe reveal 'hero' son's diagnosis after days-long hospitalization

The Bachelor stars Catherine Giudici and Sean Lowe candidly opened up about their son's days-long hospitalization.

Giudici, 40, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a lengthy post about her eight-year-old son Isaiah Hendrix's health battle as she revealed he has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

She and Lowe, 42, famously got engaged on season 17 of The Bachelor in 2013 as they married a year later.

They share three children together including son Samuel, ten, and daughter Mia, six, along with their aforementioned brother Isaiah as they were featured in the gallery of videos and snaps posted on social media.

In the Instagram post, Giudici wrote: 'This past week has been a rough one for the Lowes. 

'Our precious boy Isaiah was admitted to Children’s Hospital and diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Our wonderful pediatrician noticed some symptoms at our annual appointment that stuck out to her.'

The reality star revealed that the child had shockingly lost 11 pounds since his last doctor's visit as he had been drinking and urinating a lot.

Giudici continued: 'Otherwise healthy and active, she ran some tests and sent us to the emergency room based on those alarming results. 

'Thankful for the nurses, doctors and staff who gave us a 4 year college education on his condition in 4 days.'

The media personality went on to praise the middle child for his mental strength. 

Giudici wrote: 'This tough boy has endured countless injections, four days away from his home and a lifestyle and routine that feels very very foreign. 

'He’s done all this without losing his playful spirit and a joy that doesn’t make sense. A lot of tears, pain and confusion too, but he has been a trooper, no question about it.'

She concluded her message by calling her son her 'hero' and asking her followers for prayers.

She wrote: 'Isaiah is my new hero and I am so proud to be his mama. Prayers for him, his siblings and his parents are welcomed as we navigate this new normal. [red heart emoji]'

This is not the only medical emergency that the Lowe family has had to endure in recent years as Giudici's husband revealed he was  attacked by their family dog twice in a span of 12 hours.

Back in December, Lowe talked the PTSD that comes with that during an appearance on Jordan Syatt's eponymous podcast as he said: 'It was quite the ordeal. 

'I was just telling someone I don't really have PTSD. It's funny because I'm such a dog lover and I'd never thought twice about putting my face in a dog's face, but now I do think twice about doing stuff like that.'

The dog that attacked him was the family pet, who was a Boxer named Moose. Months later he revealed that they were forced to rehome him. 

He continued, 'A dog attack is a very traumatic thing, and then reliving it 12 hours later, I just can't express to you the emotions that I was feeling.'

He bit him twice, drawing blood and requiring a visit to the hospital emergency room.

In March 2025, he shared in an Instagram video with his wife that the Boxer had 'ripped' his arm open, leaving him feeling as if he was 'fighting for [his] life.' 

'The only PTSD I have is the thought of, 'What if it had been my children,' Lowe told Syatt, referring to his three kids with wife Catherine Giudici.

'He absolutely would have killed my children or my wife for that matter. I think about that quite a bit, but for the most part, I'm doing pretty good.'

Shockingly, that wasn't the first time Lowe has been forced to rehome a dog after a chilling attack on a family member. 

The incident — which left a 'pool of blood' at the Bachelor star's feet — follows another frightening dog attack from April 2023. 

At the time, Lowe revealed that Gus, his family's Bullmastiff, had attacked both their daughter Mia, who was three at the time, and their son Samuel, who was six.

Gus reportedly had a history of being aggressive toward the little girl and snapping at her, before it escalated to a bite.

But it was an even more severe attack to Samuel — in which the dog bit 'him on the side of the head' — that prompted Lowe and his wife Catherine to remove it for good.

Samuel's injury resulted in a 'trip to the ER and a staple in the head,' Lowe shared on Instagram at the time, according to the Today Show. 'So, as much as I love that dog, I have to protect my kids first. But he’s in a great home, and we’ll get to see him occasionally.'