Coronation Street viewers were left in tears on Friday’s visit to the cobbles, when fan favourite Paul Foreman received a devastating piece of news amid his ongoing battle with Motor Neurone Disease.
As regular viewers will know, Paul was diagnosed with the incurable degenerative disease earlier this year and has seen a rapid decline in his condition in recent weeks, which even lead to him no longer being able to walk and requiring a wheelchair to get around.
Despite this new change, Paul continued to make the most of his life, and in the episode attended an appointment with his speech therapist with high hopes of adapting to his changing needs.
However, during the appointment, Paul revealed he had suffered two serious coughing fits in the day prior, prompting immediate concern from the speech therapist, who referred him immediately for further tests with his MND nurse.
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