Jordan Brook, best known as a long-serving cast member on TOWIE, has revealed that his brain is “damaged forever” following his battle with meningitis earlier this year.
Jordan Brook has revealed that his brain is “damaged forever” following his terrifying health ordeal.
The reality star, 31, who is best known as a long-serving cast member on The Only Way Is Essex, told fans earlier this year that he had been with both meningitis and spent weeks in hospital, having been left without the ability to speak or walk.
Issuing another tragic health update, on Wednesday , Jordan, who is in a relationship with Geordie Shore star Sophie Kasaei has three-month-old son Brody with her, took to social media to address his 310,000 followers after undergoing an MRI scan which acted as a follow-up appointment.
Speaking in a video posted to Instagram, he said: “It’s a real and bittersweet feeling when you see a picture of your brain and you see that there is damage there that will be there forever.
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“I’m so proud of myself and how far I’ve come and really feel that I’m making that recovery, I’m almost at the six months mark now, which is a huge milestone in brain recovery.”
Alongside a series of photos, he added: “Imagine breaking your leg or your arm… you will always see that scar on your body and this is one unfortunately you can’t see it, it’s in the head. It’s just a reminder about how bad these infections can be on the brain and that they can affect anyone.”
“I’m doing everything I can do in my power to help people and raise awareness. I’ve got a lovely charity that I’m working closely with, we’re gonna do some amazing things. I’m so determined to be me, I’m feeling like Jordan again. The energy is high, just got to keep going and fighting through this.”
The TOWIE star, who also appeared as a contestant on The Voice, then used the caption of the post to tell fans that even though the news was tough, he has still managed to have good and bad days.
He said: “I’ve just come out of another follow-up appointment and today I got to see my MRI and the scarring that’s been left on my brain. I won’t lie, seeing it was hard to take. But if this journey has taught me anything, it’s how resilient we really are. There are good days and difficult ones, but I’m still here, still recovering and still moving forward.”
During his health battle, Jordan’s brain swelled and though he recovered and is able to move and speak again, there was a moment when he thought he would die. But, just weeks ago, he said that despite how happy they he and Sophie were to welcome their son and that he was still around to be a father, his brain injury had made parenthood tricky.
Speaking to the Sun, Jordan said: “It was very tough at the beginning with things like night feeds because I was going through a brain injury recovery. Of course, Soph took so much of the brunt on which I’m so thankful that she did.”
He added that the doctors had told him he had to rest, insisting that he needed to be “better to be a dad”. Jordan thanked Sophie, saying he couldn’t have healed without her.
Sophie also spoke to the Sun, saying that the arrival of her son, Brody, was “bittersweet” as it followed the “worst time” of her life with Jordan. She admitted it was hard to balance knowing she was pregnant with “the best thing in the world” whilst it was still touch and go with her baby’s father.
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