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The couple have two daughters, 7-year-old Lincoln and 6-year-old Delta. Bell's birthday note comes months after Shepard announced that he relapsed after 16 years of sobriety.

On Sept. 25, Shepard revealed in an extremely personal episode of his podcast, \"Armchair Expert,\" that he had fallen off the wagon and was taking painkillers to treat his injuries stemming from a motorcycle accident. The episode was recorded after he marked seven days of sobriety.

The following month, Bell appeared on \"The Ellen DeGeneres Show\" and provided an update on her husband's health.

\"Everybody's up against their own demons. Sometimes it's anxiety and depression, sometimes it's substance abuse,\" she said at the time, adding that Shepard is \"addicted to growth\" and \"addicted to evolving.\"

\"I will continue to stand by him because he's very, very worth it,\" she added.

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