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Evangeline Lilly Says Brain Scans Show Widespread Damage After 2025 Head Injury

She says doctors will now investigate contributing factors before beginning rehabilitation.

Overview

  • In a Jan. 1 Instagram video followed by a Jan. 2 post, Lilly announced test results confirming brain damage from a traumatic brain injury.
  • She said scans indicate that almost every area of her brain is functioning at a decreased capacity.
  • The injury traces to May 2025 in Hawaii, when she fainted on a beach and fell face-first onto a boulder, resulting in a concussion and facial wounds treated at a hospital.
  • Lilly stated she will work with physicians to determine whether issues beyond the TBI are involved and then start a rehabilitation plan.
  • She has experienced fainting spells since childhood, with epilepsy previously ruled out and hypoglycemia once suspected, and she received public support from peers including Michelle Pfeiffer and Alyssa Milano.