Devastated Love Island star Georgia Harrison breaks down in tears after close friend suffers a stroke
LOVE Island’s Georgia Harrison broke down in tears today after learning her close friend had suffered a stroke.
The devastated reality star sobbed on TikTok as she learned pal Louie Mills had been paralysed due to a rare spinal stroke.
Visibly distressed, Georgia said in a video: “I actually feel extremely extremely emotional.
“So I was just looking through my TikTok comments and someone commented saying have you seen what has happened to Louie Mills.
“Of those of you that don’t know Louie, he is hilarious, he is just an absolute ball of energy and he is such a lovely boy. One of my first ever TikToks I done was using his voice over. I just absolutely loved his energy. And then we’ve always stayed in touch and since then he’s come and supported loads of my events.
“He is just such an infectious person to be around. He is really really great energy. So I’ve looked on his TikTok and he had has a stroke.”
Reflecting on the uncertainty of life and how many of us take our health for granted, she grew increasingly upset.
She continued: “So just don’t be ungrateful for the smallest things in life and it shows that something like this could happen to anyone.
“From what I have seen he is going to have the opportunity to rehabilitate himself. It is just going to be a journey getting to that point.
“But I just want to send so much love out to Louie and let him know that I am going to come up and see him what I can and let his mum know that anything I can do. Oh it’s really upset me.
“I can’t even tell you anything I can do to help support him, to help raise money for him, to help him back to a place where he feels himself again.
“I will and everyone should just go over to his page and give him a follow and make sure they are supporting the family and him throughout his journey because he just doesn’t deserve it.
“He is just brilliant and I’ve gutted to see him in such a vulnerable state.”
In a video shared by his mum on TikTok, Louie could be seen mouthing thanks and “love you” to followers who sent their well-wishes.
Lying in a hospital bed, the stricken social media personality grew tearful as his mum said goodbye to those watching.
Amazingly in further videos, determined Louie returned to making content from his bed with a little bit of help.
He smiled and wiggled his toes as his loved ones showed off the features of his cubicle in an upbeat video.
Louie has also received visits from a therapy dog called Alfie, which brought a smile to his face.
What is a spinal stroke?
A spinal stroke is a disruption in the blood supply to the spinal cord.
This can cause injury or tissue damage and can block nerve impulses travelling along the spinal cord.
Spinal strokes are extremely rare and account for less than 1.25% of all strokes – with those affecting the brain being the most common.
Depending on how severe the stroke was, long-term effects include:
- Paralysis
- Pain
- Bowel and bladder problems
- Sexual problems
- Depression