Breaking Amish star Jeremiah Raber has come a long way since he first appeared on the hit reality series, though he hit a number of bumps in the road.
Where Does Jeremiah Raber Live?
In a September 19, 2024, TikTok video, Jeremiah shared that he purchased a camper which he moved into. He gave a tour inside, showing his pet chihuahua, Harley, renovations he planned to make and how he had plenty of storage space. Jeremiah tagged his location as the Bloomsburg Fair in Pennsylvania. He was able to tow the camper behind his pickup truck and he used the hashtags “camper life” and “camper living.”
In an August 27, 2024, TikTok video, Jeremiah explained he had been living out of his truck and asked fans for help in raising $5,000 for the down payment on the camper, which he was later able to secure. “I just want to move on in life. Anybody that does help, I appreciate it,” he explained.
Prior to his request for help purchasing the camper, Jeremiah shared an August 7, 2024, TikTok post set to Jelly Roll‘s “I Am Not OK,” with a photo of himself and, “I’m OK. Just relaxing and trying to stay afloat,” written across the screen.
Before he was able to purchase the camper, Jeremiah spent time living in a motel room in June 2024. He thanked fans for helping him afford to stay there by posting a TikTok video where he showed off a large bathtub where he was able to soak and heal “back” issues he said he was suffering from.
Jeremiah Raber Suffers From a Heart Issue
In a March 2024 TikTok video, Jeremiah thanked fans for “everything you’ve been doing for me over the last couple of weeks.” He praised them for “being able to get enough money to go to the doctor for my heart issue and stuff.”
“Hopefully soon I’ll be at the doctor’s and getting it checked out,” he explained. “I appreciate it more than you’ll ever know,” he said about his followers’ support.
In April 2024, Jeremiah shared how he spent two days in the hospital for heart issues as well as diabetic ketoacidosis.
As of December 3, 2024, that was the last time Jeremiah shared any health updates on TikTok, which is his primary social media outlet.
Jeremiah Raber Appreciates His Fans Helping Support Him Financially
Jeremiah has links on his TikTok page for fans to send him money and donations via PayPal and Venmo. He also has an Amazon wish list where supporters can purchase items for him including sneakers, a socket wrench auto repair tool kit, reversible mats and area rugs for his camper, and a memory foam bed mattress.
Jeremiah Raber Was in the ICU
Jeremiah was admitted to the intensive care unit in April 2022 with diabetic ketoacidosis, according to a post shared to his Facebook page. Fans flooded the comments section with thoughts and well wishes, and after spending one night in the ICU, the reality star was transferred to a “normal room.”
“I was in there in the ICU for a day and then they said they were going to move me because my levels were looking good,” Jeremiah said in a Facebook Live video following his discharge. “When they were looking to move me they realized that all the other rooms were full and they kept me in [the ICU] for another day.”
Jer went on to say that he “got tired of waiting,” and “signed an AMA.”
“I was literally going insane. I was going nuts,” he continued. “Here’s the truth … I signed an AMA, which means I checked myself out of the hospital against medical advice.”
What Is Jeremiah Raber’s Job?
For a time, it appeared Jeremiah had found his passion by following Jeremiah has found his passion as he followed in the footsteps of costar Abe Schmucker’s mom, Mary Schmucker, and began selling Tupperware over social media.
Is Jeremiah Raber Married?
Jeremiah married Carmela Raber (née Mendez) in 2016 after meeting on Facebook. The pair messaged one another for three months before deciding to meet in person. Though the pair briefly split the following year, they were able to work it out and reconciled shortly after.
However, in March 2022, Carmela filed a restraining order against her husband, In Touch confirmed at the time.
“Jeremiah told me he was going to ‘put me 6 feet under.’ He gets nose to nose, yelling in my face, pushes my chest and I fell backwards, repeatedly,” Carmela alleged in her petition. “Jeremiah tells me, ‘If I don’t stop with my bulls—t, he will knock me out.’”
Jeremiah also allegedly “[threatened] to do Facebook Lives to expose [her] address.”
At the time, Jeremiah told In Touch that “everything she’s accusing [him] of is back in 2017.”
“Even the stuff that says 2022. Look it up,” he added. “It’s all in the reports from back then. She used the s—t to get the order just to kick me out. It’s sad how quick people are to post stuff like that but turn a blind eye to the change for the better people have made in their life.”
Later that month, the Return to Amish star took to Instagram to confirm they were “no longer together,” adding that their relationship was “officially done.”
While it’s unclear if the two rekindled their relationship, they appeared to sell Tupperware together and even host virtual sales and parties together.
As of Jeremiah’s last Facebook post in March 2023, he still listed himself as “married since April 16, 2016.”