Gemma Collins reveals mother's recovery after five-week hospital stay with pneumonia
Gemma Collins has revealed on social media that her mother Joan, 70, is recovering after spending the past five weeks in hospital with pneumonia.
Gemma Collins says her mother Joan has made a recovery after five weeks in hospital with pneumonia.
The former Only Way Is Essex star's beloved mum was admitted to Broomfield Hospital in Essex last month after contracting the illness but she has revealed on social media that the 70-year-old is getting better.
Gemma wrote on Instagram: "This day I will never forget. Thank you to EVERYONE AT BROOMFIELD Hospital the LAST 5 weeks from reception to tea lady to Physios doctors nurses its an Absolute MIRACLE. Thank you to everyone who has come up to me contacted me prayed for my mum!
"I've been blown away by the amount of people who hugged me in the shops and everyone who would ask me how mum is I APPRECIATE you more than you will ever know.
"My Closest friends, people who cooked me dinner, the lovely Lambas it meant so much. GOD is GOOD."
Gemma's positive update comes after she previously confessed that she was finding it hard to deal with her mother's health problems.
In a previous Instagram post, the 44-year-old reality star wrote: "This week has been the toughest week of my life I didn’t know if I was coming or going and still don’t my mum is really unwell and I just want to thank the NHS doctors and nurses at Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford looking after mum so well.
"Mum has phenomena [sic] and is really struggling please if you believe in prayer like me please say a prayer for mum to get well asap.
"Thank you to all my closest for being there for me and for everyone who has reached out to higher powers to help mum you know who you are."
Joan previously suffered a health scare last year that left Gemma fearing the worst after she made an emergency dash to the hospital.
She told The Sun newspaper at the time: "I've had a lot of stress the last couple of weeks.
"My mum was suddenly taken into hospital and I was told she could die. They would not resuscitate her if she went into cardiac arrest.
"So imagine that, you know, I'm in the hospital having been out for dinner the day before, and then the next day I'm like, 'Wow', so that was a massive shock."
