Cory Whartonstruggled with the emotions he and his family were experiencing ahead of daughter Maya’sopen-heart surgeryIn the premiere episode of season 2 ofTeen Mom: Next Chapter,The Challengestar, 32, talks to girlfriendTaylor Selfridge, 27, about his frustration that their infant daughter’s surgery would potentially be postponed.“I’m really not handling this too well. I want to punch something, or scream,” he said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Cory Wharton/InstagramLater, the couple learns that the procedure has to be postponed because the infant came down with a virus in the days before the scheduled time of her surgery. Selfridge tells Wharton the unfortunate news over the phone as he listens with his mom at her Michigan home, where he was with daughtersMila Mae, 2, and Ryder, 5.“What can you do? Nothing. It’s all out of our hands,” Wharton tells his mom. “I just feel it in my soul. I think I’m allowed to be irritated for a day.“Of the surgery, he explains, “When the day comes, it’s not like we’re going to be like, ‘Hoorah.’ Our daughter is going to have a scar down the middle of her chest with two tubes coming out of her chest, sedated off anesthesia in a hospital bed like that.“Cory Wharton/instagram"I just want to move past this. The constant anxiety and me having to be the rock for the family and hold everybody up and try to stay positive on a constant basis. It’s a lot man.““You’re going to get through this,” she reassures. “You’re strong.““Will I?” he asks, unsure of himself as the scene ends.
Cory Whartonstruggled with the emotions he and his family were experiencing ahead of daughter Maya’sopen-heart surgery
In the premiere episode of season 2 ofTeen Mom: Next Chapter,The Challengestar, 32, talks to girlfriendTaylor Selfridge, 27, about his frustration that their infant daughter’s surgery would potentially be postponed.
“I’m really not handling this too well. I want to punch something, or scream,” he said.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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Later, the couple learns that the procedure has to be postponed because the infant came down with a virus in the days before the scheduled time of her surgery. Selfridge tells Wharton the unfortunate news over the phone as he listens with his mom at her Michigan home, where he was with daughtersMila Mae, 2, and Ryder, 5.
“What can you do? Nothing. It’s all out of our hands,” Wharton tells his mom. “I just feel it in my soul. I think I’m allowed to be irritated for a day.”
Of the surgery, he explains, “When the day comes, it’s not like we’re going to be like, ‘Hoorah.’ Our daughter is going to have a scar down the middle of her chest with two tubes coming out of her chest, sedated off anesthesia in a hospital bed like that.”
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“I just want to move past this. The constant anxiety and me having to be the rock for the family and hold everybody up and try to stay positive on a constant basis. It’s a lot man.”
“You’re going to get through this,” she reassures. “You’re strong.”
“Will I?” he asks, unsure of himself as the scene ends.
source: people.com
