Gal Gadot reveals she had emergency brain surgery for ‘massive’ blood clot during pregnancy
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Actor first posted about daughter’s birth in March. Gal Gadot has revealed she had to undergo emergency brain surgery in February after doctors found a “massive” blood clot while she was pregnant with her fourth child. The Wonder Woman actor, 39, shared details of the health emergency in a social media post, writing that she wanted to share her story both as a way of “processing everything” as well as to “raise awareness and support others” facing a similar situation.
“This year has been one of profound challenges and deep reflections, and I’ve wrestled with how, or even if, to share a personal story. At the end, I decided to let my heart guide me,” Gadot wrote on Instagram. The post was accompanied by a picture of her breastfeeding daughter Ori.
The actor revealed that she was diagnosed with a blood clot in her brain after weeks of “excruciating headaches that confined me to bed” in February. “In February, during my eighth month of pregnancy, I was diagnosed with a massive blood clot in my brain. For weeks, I had endured excruciating headaches that confined me to bed, until I finally underwent an MRI that revealed the terrifying truth. In one moment, my family and I were faced with how fragile life can be. It was a stark reminder of how quickly everything can change, and in the midst of a difficult year, all I wanted was to hold on and live,” she said.
“We rushed to the hospital, and within hours, I underwent emergency surgery. My daughter, Ori, was born during that moment of uncertainty and fear. Her name, meaning “my light,” wasn’t chosen by chance. Before the surgery, I told Jaron that when our daughter arrived, she would be the light waiting for me at the end of this tunnel.”.
