Leah Bracknell has given a harrowing account of her lung cancer treatment.
The former ‘Emmerdale’ actress was diagnosed with the disease in October 2016, and took to her blog ‘Something Beginning With C’ to candidly open up on the gruelling battle she has endured thus far.
Reflecting on having fluid drained from her lungs, she wrote: "The lungs, according to Chinese medicine represent grief, and as the sea of sickness seeps from my body drop by drop I feel the release of decades of grief held vice-close, of sadness, of fear, of shame, of guilt, of secrets, of abuse, of self blame, wrong choices, missed opportunities, isolation and silence."
The 53-year-old star also recalled being sat in her hospital bed gazing out of the window, and was brutally honest as she revealed her thoughts at the time.
She added: "A pestilent and painful reminder that I too am trapped, that I too am pestilent. Looking out upon the life I want to have that lies beyond my reach.
"Out of my grasp. On the other side of the glass. Slipping through my fingers. Nothing to do but surrender, be here now, allow the grief to subside like a receding tide, when all is revealed and I can breathe again."
Leah – who has kept fans updated on her progress throughout her battle – also took time to thank her doctor.
She said: "Beside me, Dr H. wraps things up with a manner at once professional, friendly and endlessly reassuring.
"We have met several times over the last year, despite my best intentions not to, and he maintains an easy dialogue throughout the procedures that both distracts and normalises this most un-normal of circumstances. As bedside manners go, he rates a 10/10."
Leah Bracknell gives harrowing account of lung cancer treatment
