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The Duggar family of TLC fame, has an interesting episode coming up next week on their reality show 19 Kids and Counting. Eleven of the kids came down with chicken pox after being exposed to the childhood disease by four-year-old Johanna.

The dilemma is that Michelle Duggar was just getting ready to bring the youngest member of the family home from Little Rock, Arkansas. Baby Josie Duggar was born at just 25-weeks gestation in mid-December and has been in the Neonatal Unit growing and recovering from digestion problems.

The baby underwent surgery to correct a bowel defect when she was just days old. It was later determined that the youngest Duggar was lactose intolerant. Once she was placed on a special formula she began to thrive and gain weight.

While Jim-Bob was dealing with a household of ill children, Michelle decided to stay put in Little Rock until the medical crisis in Tontitown had passed.

The ‘Chicken Pox’ episode will air Tuesday, August 24th on TLC.

Check out a sneak peek on video below:


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