If you needed proof love always prevails, look no further.
28.10.2022 - 02:27 / perezhilton.com
Georgie Henley, who you may know as Lucy from The Chronicles of Narnia film series, has been keeping a big secret about her health for nearly a decade — but now she’s finally ready to tell the world.
On Tuesday, the former child star opened up to her followers on Instagram about her near-fatal battle with a flesh-eating bacteria. She begins her emotional post by detailing her diagnosis and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis:
Eighteen year olds just starting college have enough to worry about as it is — we can’t imagine the extra stress and pain this added onto her. So sad.
If you’re not familiar, NF is defined as a bacterial infection that spreads quickly and destroys tissue under the skin. It can be contracted through wounds and breaks in the skin and cause symptoms such as blisters, fever, fatigue, and pain worse than a person would expect based on the wound’s appearance. Surgery and removal of dead tissue is often required. An absolutely brutal disease…
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Continuing her brave transparency, Georgie declares today as the “start” of a new chapter in her life where she’s ready to open up about her struggles:
It’s so terrible we live in a world where scars and imperfections are so frowned upon — we should all be able to own exactly who we are and the scars it’s taken us to get here! The actress says she experienced insecurity surrounding her scars because of her early-starting career — as well as Hollywood’s ideas of “perfection” putting pressure on her:
The Lucy Pevensie portrayer isn’t ashamed anymore, though! She’s ready to live her life with pride as an actress “who has visible scars”:
AH-Mazing!
Henley continues in her post to thank the
If you needed proof love always prevails, look no further.
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