“I was lying 7.5 months pregnant in a hospital bed at Northwestern University,” she recalled.
Although the little boy quickly gained strength, Brooks lost most of her kidney function.
Happily, the following year, she got a working pancreas, too.
The mother-son duo is incredibly close, with Tiffanypostingin honor of Ayden’s 19thbirthday in August 2022.
Alongside a video of the youngster, she wrote, “How the fq are you 19 Sir?!
I’m proud of you.
I support you.”
When she smiles, she lights up the room.
She’s just fun."
Funnily enough, for her audition tape, Tiffany turned the attention to her own house at the time.
“The furniture had marks and scratches.
People don’t even pick up cups.
I make spaces beautiful for everyone else, but my house is a hot mess.
But I guess they liked it.”
Evidently, HGTV did, since the home renovation expert and working mom is now a fan favorite.
