Evangeline Lilly says she was diagnosed with brain damage months after falling at the beach
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Key Points:
- Marvel actress Evangeline Lilly revealed she has been experiencing cognitive decline due to a traumatic brain injury sustained after a fall in Hawaii earlier this year.
- Scans showed that nearly every area of her brain is functioning at a decreased capacity, which explained symptoms she initially attributed to perimenopause.
- Lilly fainted and fell face-first onto a boulder in May, but initial hospital tests focused more on the cause of her blackout than the facial injury itself.
- She has a long history of fainting spells with no definitive diagnosis, and the injury has prompted her to slow down and rest more, leading to a calmer holiday season.
- Lilly plans to work with doctors to address her brain injury and expressed gratitude for the forced pause
