Friends and family members of the famous Bates family are hoping Erin Bates pulls through after experiencing septic shock following childbirth — and that includes the Duggars.

The Duggar and Bates families go back nearly 30 years, after Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar met Gil and Kelly Bates in 1997. The families are both members of the conservative evangelical Independent Baptists faith, which emphasizes the founding principals of Christian Fundamentalism.

The world met the Duggars in 2008 after the debut of their hit reality show 19 Kids and Counting (originally titled 17 Kids and Counting), while fans were introduced to the Bates family in 2015 thanks to their own show, Bringing Up Bates.

The two families are now seemingly coming together after Erin’s husband, Chad Paine, announce

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