Gogglebox star reveals she suffered 'irreversible' brain damage
Gogglebox star Elaine Cooper has revealed she lost her vision while in the car due to an undetected hemorrhagic stroke.
The Channel 4 star, who appeared on the reality series from 2023 to 2024, opened up about the terrifying experience and her symptoms, such as forgetfulness, that she had been experiencing in the lead-up.
'I struggled to make sense of the world around me,' the retired music teacher explained in a new interview.
The continued: 'I was completely shocked and heartbroken. They told me part of my brain had been irreversibly damaged.
'And as there wasn't anything they could do, this was just who I was now. At first, it was difficult and I didn't feel like myself. But I knew I had to keep going and try to make the best of a bad situation.'
In her chat with Need To Know, the TV personality admitted that her vision eventually returned in the car, although everything was blurry and she suffered from a 'pounding' headache.
She then recalled that her concerns started to skyrocket when she started forgetting her friends' names, even when she was meeting up with them and she ultimately felt like she was 'losing my mind'. More Trending
After a CT scan and MRI, it was revealed she had suffered from an undetected hemorrhagic stroke ten weeks before losing her vision, with her symptoms continuing to worsen.
'I suffer from extreme fatigue that makes me just so tired. I've also developed double vision and paralysis on my left side.
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'It's had such a huge impact on my life,' she said.
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