Gogglebox star opens up about horrifying health diagnosis without any cure
- Elaine Cooper, a Gogglebox star and former music teacher, disclosed that she was diagnosed with an incurable brain condition following an episode where she temporarily went blind while behind the wheel.
- Doctors diagnosed her with a brain bleed that had been present for 10 weeks, which caused severe forgetfulness and vision loss.
- Since the diagnosis, Elaine developed double vision, left-side paralysis, had to stop driving and working, and now rarely leaves her Gloucestershire home.
- Elaine said, "I was completely shocked and heartbroken," and described forgetting how to fill her car's petrol tank and failing to recognize a friend.
- Although Elaine attends a rehabilitation center weekly and tries to stay positive, she often feels "isolated," reflecting the lasting impact of her condition.
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