Months after being rushed to hospital following a horrific fall, one Marvel star has issued a heartbreaking health update that revealed her brain is operating at a “decreased capacity”
One star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and hit series Lost has shared that she received a brain damage diagnosis following a horrific accident that left her bloodied and in hospital.
Evangeline Lilly, who played Hope Van Dyne in the Ant-Man films and Kate Austen in Lost, had a face-first fall in May that gave her a concussion. After months of tests, Evangeline posted a video to Instagram where she explained how bad the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) really was.
“It’s late on January 1. The first day of 2026. I’m entering into this new year, the year of the horse, with some bad news about my concussion,” she said to the camera.
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“The results came back from the scan, and almost every area in my brain is functioning at a decreased capacity. I do have brain damage from the TBI and possibly other factors going on. My job now is to get to the bottom of that with my doctors.”
Cognitive decline can occur following a head injury, particularly where a concussion is involved. The decreased brain function can cause issues with thinking, memory, and concentration.
Evangneline added: “[I will] embark on the hard work of fixing it, which I’m not looking forward to. I feel like hard work is all I do. But that’s okay. My cognitive decline is because I smashed my face open.
“It’s helped me to slow down and helped me to have a more restful finish to my 2025… Feeling extraordinarily grateful and blessed to be able to play one more day, one more year on this beautiful living planet.”
Back in May 2025, just under a year after Evangeline retired from acting to focus on her family, the former Lost star shared photos on Instagram of her face, which had dried blood caked under her nose. Evangeline revealed she had been rushed to hospital in Hawaii after fainting.
“I fainted at the beach. And fell face first into a boulder,” she wrote in the caption. “At the hospital, the nurses and doctor went straight into action, more determined to find the cause of my blackout than to stitch up the hole punctured into my face by the rock.” She added in a Substack article that she had been having fainting spells since she was a child.
In the comments of her latest video, several people sent messages of support, including Michelle Pfeiffer, who played Lilly’s onscreen mum in the Ant-Man films. “You are a warrior. Nothing-not even this will defeat you my friend,” the actress wrote.
Likewise, in May, David Dastmalchian wrote: “Oh Noooo!!! Hope you’re okay!” Nathan Fillion added: “Oh my gosh. I first thought this was for a role! I’m now confining myself to “sand only” beaches. Please recover quickly.” And Walton Goggins said: “Hey hey… alright… making sure you’re ok.”
Source: Mirror
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