Our Kelle Bryan opens up about her stroke and living with lupus
The lovely Kelle Bryan opened up on today's show about the stroke that saw her losing three days of her life where she remembers nothing at all!
Speaking about how she had to start again following the illness, she said: “I had cerebral lupus… I lost the ability to speak, to read, to write and movement and coordination. I’m diagnosed with lupus but the lupus was on my brain, which means I had cerebral lupus, I then had a stroke. I lost three days of my life where I don’t remember anything at all.”
She even had to learn how to use a cup to drink again: “Just little things we so take for granted… if you neglect [your brain] it’s going to let you down.”
On waking up after the stroke, she confessed: “It was an odd time… when I came around I was in hospital and I just remember someone fiddling with my head, because they wanted to give me a brain scan. That’s the first memory I have. I remember my cousin Fiona and my mum and people being in the room and talking. I just remember the talking and opening my eyes and realising I was in hospital. They said I was awake for those three days but I don’t remember any of it.”
She added: “The most difficult part was short-term memory loss. So I would go out and leave my front door open or I would go shopping and leave my car door open. Those kind of things, so really high risk.”
The former Eternal singer said: “The thing for me is just remembering to take my time. Life is so busy and we are always rushing, everything is a rush.”
She added learning scripts on Hollyoaks had helped her brain to recover and that the cast and crew had been really supportive and helped her out when she struggled or fluffed lines.
Kelle revealed she still has to undergo six-monthly chemotherapy infusions to keep her illness under check.
She concluded: “Nobody should take their health for granted because you can always be alright today and then tomorrow something happens.”
She also told our panel how she prayed when she thought she was going to suffocate during the night following the illness and that a nurse walked in at that moment to help her and it reignited her faith. Talking about God, she added: “He’s helped me through each and every stage... He’s remained my anchor.”
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