Jay Manuel and Pamela Chavez are the most recent stars coming to TLC to share their distinctive story. They have been each born with the identical uncommon genetic dysfunction.
Jay & Pamela premieres on TLC on Tuesday, March 4, and can dive deep into Manuel and Chavez’s incapacity and the way they dwell with the situation. Scroll down for the whole lot we all know up to now.
What situation do TLC’s Jay and Pamela have?
Manuel and Chavez have Osteogenesis Imperfecta Sort 3 (OI), which is a brittle bone dysfunction.
What’s Osteogenesis Imperfecta Sort 3?
OI is a “genetic dysfunction characterised by elevated bone fragility, low bone mass, and susceptibility to bone fractures,” based on the Nationwide Group for Uncommon Illnesses. As Manuel defined in a preview for the present, “We’re each little individuals.”
Manuel was informed that he wouldn’t dwell previous 5 years previous, whereas Chavez wasn’t even anticipated to make it to 1 12 months previous.
“Collectively, we’ve had over 400 [bone] fractures, and it may be so simple as rolling away from bed,” Manuel revealed.
In a clip from the Jay & Pamela premiere, a physician urged the pair to get extra calcium of their diets. “With osteogenesis imperfecta, there’s an elevated danger of blood clots. There’s an elevated danger of wound therapeutic points,” the physician stated. “The most typical explanation for dying is normally lung points, as scoliosis can perpetuate a really small lung quantity. So sadly that may result in a clot that travels up and into the lungs that may be clearly deadly.”
How tall are TLC’s Jay and Pamela?
“We’re each 3-foot-4 inches tall,” Manuel shared, though Chavez identified that there’s a little bit of a debate about their precise heights and claimed that her companion is definitely 3-foot-3.
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“Both approach, we’re brief, so it doesn’t make a distinction,” Manuel added.
The place do TLC’s Jay and Pamela dwell?
The couple lives with Manuel’s dad and mom in Atlanta, Georgia. They reside in a completed basement within the residence however are searching for a spot of their very own on the TLC present. As a result of they use energy chairs, discovering a location that’s conducive to their wants just isn’t simple.
“They yearn to sooner or later transfer out of the basement and into their very own place — however disagree on the place that must be,” a press launch for the collection revealed. “Jay is glad to remain within the suburbs, whereas Pamela, stressed after years within the basement, would like to be within the metropolis. However discovering anyplace that meets their wants as disabled energy chair customers proves to be tougher than anticipated.”
“After all, we do assist their determination to maneuver out,” Manuel’s father, Raphael, stated in one other present clip. “However what if one thing occurs to them and we’re not there? I concern for them for that.”
Are TLC’s Jay and Pamela married?
Jay & Pamela paperwork the couple’s journey to turn out to be husband and spouse. In a January 2024 Instagram put up, Chavez referred to Manuel as her “soon-to-be husband.” They haven’t given an replace on their standing, though Manuel is sporting a hoop on his left hand in one among Chavez’s posts from January 2025.
Jay & Pamela, Season 1 Premiere, Tuesday, March 4, 10/9c, TLC