Georgie Henley, who you may know as Lucy from The Chronicles of Narnia film series, has been keeping a big secret about her health for nearly a decade — but now she’s finally ready to tell the world.
On Tuesday, the former child star opened up to her followers on Instagram about her near-fatal battle with a flesh-eating bacteria.
She begins her emotional post by detailing her diagnosis and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis: Eighteen year olds just starting college have enough to worry about as it is — we can’t imagine the extra stress and pain this added onto her.
So sad. If you’re not familiar, NF is defined as a bacterial infection that spreads quickly and destroys tissue under the skin.
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