Emmerdale star Martelle Edinborough undergoes surgery for brain aneurysm
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Emmerdale star Martelle Edinborough has revealed that she has had surgery to treat a brain aneurysm.
The actress, who plays Suzy Merton on the ITV soap, shared the news this morning (April 19) on Twitter, that she underwent a procedure following the concerning health discovery.
She wrote: "A few weeks ago I was told an existing brain aneurysm thought to always be tiny and stable had in fact always been of a size that needed treatment.
"Not sure where the error occurred for it to take so long to highlight this but despite the initial shock, I could only receive it as a blessing & refused to allow it [to] manifest into fear, stress & anxiety," she continued.
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"Yesterday, I had surgery where Dr’s were able to amazingly & successfully treat the aneurysm, placing a flow diverter in the artery to cut off the blood supply to it, soon enabling it [to] disappear for good."
Alongside the heartfelt tweets, she posted a photo of herself after the operation and continued: "This is me post surgery Peace signs at the readyyy! I can't tell you how happy & blessed I felt/feel rn! Massive, MASSIVE thank you to all the incredible @NHSuk Dr’s, nurses & support staff, you are Amazing! & I am TRULY grateful to you all #Blessed."
In a comment on the post, Martelle praised NHS nurses, who are currently campaigning for better pay, and added: "They really do deserve everything they are asking for."
A few wks ago I was told an existing brain aneurysm thought to always be tiny & stable had in fact always been of a size that needed treatment. Not sure where the error occurred for it to take so long to highlight this but despite the initial shock, I could only receive it as a
— Martelle ✨🇰🇳 (@Mar_tellee) April 19, 2023
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In recent weeks on Emmerdale, Suzy ended up in hospital after being brutally attacked by drug dealer Callum Matthews, which left her friend Leyla riddled with anxiety.
"Leyla experiences guilt and fear when Suzy is attacked. She blames herself because Suzy has stepped in to save the mess that Leyla had created," explained actress Roxy Shahidi.
"[She] sees the reality and the lengths that Callum will go to - [he] is willing to endanger their lives and potentially end them, so her fear goes through the roof."
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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