Gal Gadot reveals she had surgery for a blood clot in her brain after welcoming fourth child
On Sunday, Gal Gadot revealed that she quietly underwent surgery to repair a blood clot in her brain last March, shortly after the birth of her fourth child.
Wonder Woman, 39, was in her eighth month of pregnancy when she was first diagnosed with cerebral venous thrombosis after weeks of “excruciating headaches that kept me confined to bed.”
‘I eventually underwent an MRI which revealed the terrifying truth. In one moment, my family and I were confronted with how fragile life can be,” Gal – who has 133.6 million followers on social media – wrote on Instagram.
‘It was a stark reminder of how quickly everything can change, and in the midst of a difficult year, all I wanted to do was hang on and live. We rushed to the hospital and within hours I underwent emergency surgery.”
Gadot continued, “My daughter Ori was born in that moment of uncertainty and fear. Her name, which means ‘my light’, was not 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.”
The Heart of Stone producer-star then thanked her “extraordinary” medical team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for their “weeks of dedicated care.”
On Sunday, Gal Gadot revealed that she quietly underwent surgery last March to repair a blood clot in her brain, shortly after the birth of her fourth child (pictured November 13)
‘I survived and started the road to recovery. Today I am completely healed and filled with gratitude for the life I have regained,” Gal said.
‘The trip has taught me so much. Firstly, it is essential to listen to our body and trust what it tells us. Pain, discomfort, or even subtle changes often have a deeper meaning, and being in tune with your body can be lifesaving.”
Gadot continued, “Second, awareness is important. I had no idea that three in 100,000 pregnant women in the 30+ age group are diagnosed with CVT. It is so important to identify early because it is treatable. Although rare, it is a possibility.”
Miss Israel 2004 emphasized that she did not share her personal story to scare others, but to give others strength.
On Saturday, Gal and her husband of 16 years, Jaron Versano, celebrated the fourth night of Hanukkah with their children.
Gadot and her 47-year-old Pilot Wave producing partner are proud parents of four daughters: Alma, 13; Maya, 7; Daniella, 3; and Ori, 9 months.
Last month, the Quiet music video star signed on to play a high-powered lawyer searching for her kidnapped son in Kevin Macdonald’s London-set action thriller The Runner for Amazon MGM Studios – according to Term.
In October, Gal reprized her role as Giulietta Tosches/Gemma Donati on the Italian set of Julian Schnabel’s $25 million budget drama In the Hand of Dante.
The big-screen adaptation of Nick Tosches’ 2002 novel also stars Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac, Gerard Butler, Al Pacino, Martin Scorsese, John Malkovich and Duke Nicholson.
Wonder Woman, 39, was in her eighth month of pregnancy when she was first diagnosed with cerebral venous thrombosis after weeks of ‘excruciating headaches that kept me confined to bed’
Gal wrote on Instagram: “I finally had an MRI that revealed the terrifying truth. In one moment my family and I were confronted with how fragile life can be’ (photo March 8)
Gadot continued, “It was a stark reminder of how quickly everything can change, and in the midst of a difficult year, all I wanted to do was hang on and live. We rushed to the hospital and within hours I underwent emergency surgery.”
The Heart of Stone producer-star added, “My daughter, Ori, was born in that moment of uncertainty and fear. Her name, which means ‘my light’, was not 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’ (photo December 1)
Gal then thanked her “extraordinary” medical team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for their “weeks of dedicated care: “Today I am completely healed and filled with gratitude for the life I have given back” (pictured on December 10 )
On Saturday, Gadot and her husband of 16 years, Jaron Versano, celebrated the fourth night of Hanukkah with their children
Miss Israel 2004 and her 47-year-old Pilot Wave producing partner are proud parents of four daughters: Alma, 13; Maya, 7; Daniella, 3; and Ori, 9 months (photo November 9)
Audiences can see Gadot as the Evil Queen in Marc Webb’s $269 million-budget “PC” live-action remake of Snow White, which opens in U.S. and U.K. theaters on March 21.
In October, the Quiet music video star reprized her roles as Giulietta Tosches/Gemma Donati on the Italian set of Julian Schnabel’s $25 million budget drama In the Hand of Dante (pictured October 7)
But first, audiences can see Gadot as the Evil Queen in Disney’s Snow White, which hits US and UK cinemas on March 21.
Marc Webb’s $269 million budget ‘PC’ live-action remake of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale stars Rachel Zegler as the titular Disney princess and a slew of CGI dwarfs.
The Israeli army veteran has done just that ‘a beautiful script’ for Kari Skogland’s upcoming historical epic Cleopatra, which she will eventually produce and star in as the ancient Egyptian queen “of Macedonian descent.”