\u201cFamily Matters\u201d alum Jo Marie Payton revealed she experienced a serious health setback that left her unable to walk or talk.<\/p>\n
In a video she posted on Facebook<\/a> earlier this month, the 75-year-old actress shared a message with her fans asking them to continue praying for her.<\/p>\n Payton leaned on a walker while recording the video.<\/p>\n \u201cFamily Matters\u201d alum Jo Marie Payton posted a Facebook video earlier this month, in which she revealed she experienced a health emergency that left her unable to walk or talk. Facebook\/JoMarie Payton<\/p>\n The actress, 75, said she was \u201cdoing okay,\u201d but asked fans to continue praying for her. She\u2019s pictured here in August 2022. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cTwo months ago, I couldn\u2019t walk. I couldn\u2019t talk, at the start of this last year,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I\u2019m walking better than I thought I would walk, talking better than I thought I would talk.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m doing okay,\u201d she continued. \u201cKeep praying for me, I\u2019ll be back.\u201d <\/p>\n She captioned the video, \u201cThank You for all your prayers.. It\u2019s been a long 5 months, stay with me. I\u2019ll be back!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSlow and steady wins the race \ud83d\ude09.\u201d<\/p>\n Payton also said of her recovery, \u201cslow and steady wins the race.\u201d She\u2019s pictured here in September 2023. Getty Images<\/p>\n Payton starred in the beloved \u201990s sitcom \u201cFamily Matters,\u201d which ran for nine seasons from 1989-1998. \u00a9Lorimar Film Entertainment\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Payton didn\u2019t disclose what caused her to not be able to walk or talk.<\/p>\n The \u201cProud Family\u201d alum also shared pics<\/a> of her celebrating Easter with her family, in which she\u2019s sitting in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n Prior to her health update, Payton\u2019s last social media post was in October 2025, when she reunited with her \u201cFamily Matters\u201d on-screen husband<\/a>, Reginald VelJohnson, for the Halloween episode of \u201cThe Sherri Shepherd Show.\u201d<\/p>\n Payton and VelJohnson, 73, played Harriette and Carl Winslow, respectively, on the beloved \u201990s sitcom \u201cFamily Matters.\u201d<\/p>\n Payton played Harriette Winslow on the show. CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n The show also starred Reginald VelJohnson as her on-screen husband, Carl Winslow, as well as Jaleel White (Steve Urkel) and Darius McCrary (Eddie Winslow). CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n The feel-good show \u2014 which also made a star out of actor Jaleel White, thanks to his performance as iconic nerd Steve Urkel \u2014 ran for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998.<\/p>\n In December 2025, Darius McCrary \u2014 who played Eddie Winslow on the show \u2014 made headlines after he was released from jail<\/a> two months after he was\u00a0arrested near the US-Mexico border<\/a>\u00a0for an outstanding warrant.<\/p>\n The 49-year-old actor, who is dad to three children, has had several run-ins with the law<\/a> over child support.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t