Jenny Todryk, the vibrant HGTV personality adored for her humor, energy, and down-to-earth storytelling, had been savoring the final stretch of summer with her family before school schedules took over. But just as she was packing in visits, outings, and family time, an unexpected moment late one night turned her weekend upside down — and had her wondering if something far bigger was happening to her.
It was in the earliest hours of Friday morning when Jenny was abruptly jolted awake from a deep sleep. She describes the sensation as sudden and overwhelming — the kind that leaves you frozen for a moment, unsure of what’s about to happen. “I had to just lay flat on my back and breathe as if I was going through like a pregnancy,” she said, recalling how she found herself focusing on her breathing, almost like working through contractions. For a fleeting moment, the thought crossed her mind — could this be the start of something life-changing? Was her body trying to tell her something?
But as the minutes passed, reality hit in the most unglamorous way possible. Jenny made a rushed trip to the bathroom and instantly recognized the culprit. “I instantly knew what it was because this tummy bug went through all the kids,” she admitted. Only this time, she got the worst of it. Her children had been spared from the vomiting, experiencing only mild symptoms, but Jenny was hit with a full 12 hours of unrelenting misery. Standing up was impossible — every attempt sent her into that dreaded, dizzying wave of nausea she described as “15 seconds of like please end my life, like you think you’re dying.”
To make matters even more challenging, Friday morning was the exact day her husband Mike and their son Vaughn left for a long-planned father-son trip to Washington, D.C. That meant her daughters were suddenly on their own — and to their credit, they rose to the occasion. “When I tell you that my girls raised themselves on Friday, I am not lying,” Jenny said. They came in and out of her room, checking on her, keeping her company, and making sure she had what she needed.
Meanwhile, in the nation’s capital, Mike and Vaughn were enjoying their trip, even spending two hours watching Congress debate — something Jenny knew her girls “would want no part of.” Back at home, though, Jenny couldn’t shake one persistent worry: “The whole time I was thinking Mike is gonna get this in D.C.” Somehow, he didn’t.
By Sunday, she was finally feeling human again, laughing about how strange it was to get a stomach bug “in the middle of summer” when so many others in her area had caught the same thing. But the weekend had left its mark — what began as an unsettling, almost mysterious moment in the dead of night turned out to be a brutal but short-lived illness, one that had her daughters stepping up and her plans turned upside down.
Fans Divided by Jenn Todryk’s Latest Career Update
Recently, Jenny Todryk revealed that she wouldn’t be returning to home renovation anytime soon, a decision that has left many fans both curious and conflicted. It appears she has put a pause on her home design journey, shifting her focus toward selling products online and managing her family’s own businesses, including their brewery and café.
While some fans see this as a natural, personal choice — a chance for her to step away from the constant demands of filming and embrace a more balanced lifestyle — others are surprised, even shocked, that she seems to have walked away from a career in home design altogether.
Given her success on screen and her undeniable talent for transforming spaces, the news has sparked a wave of speculation about whether this is a temporary break or a permanent farewell to the renovation world.
