Emmerdale actress Martelle Edinborough has revealed that she underwent major surgery for a brain aneurysm. Martelle, 35, who is best-known for playing party planner Suzy Merton in the ITV soap, took to Twitter to share the news of her operation – which was a success – as she thanked NHS staff for their work. "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,’ Martelle posted on her Twitter account early on Wednesday (April 19).The actress, who has starred in other TV soaps, continued: "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 manifest into fear, stress & anxiety. "Yesterday, I had surgery where Dr’s were able to amazingly & successfully treat the aneurysm, placing a flow diverter in the artery to cut the off the blood supply to it, soon enabling it disappear for Good!" The actress then posted a snap of herself recovering in hospital in a blue gown as she flashed a brave smile and peace signs with her hands.
Next to this, she wrote: "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." Her fans flooded the comments section with their well-wishes, as one person wrote: "You are a superwoman.
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