Jordan Brook gives hospital update amid meningitis battle
TOWIE star Jordan Brook is feeling "more and more positive" each day, and he is determined not to "give up" while in hospital battling viral meningitis and encephalitis.
Jordan Brook is feeling "more and more positive" each day.
The TOWIE star, 31, is in hospital battling viral meningitis and encephalitis, and he is now awaiting results of a lumbar puncture, a medical procedure performed in the lower back to diagnose infections.
He said in an Instagram video: "Little update. We're getting there. A little IV drip of my antivirals still going in.
"I'm awaiting results from a lumbar puncture to see what this virus is doing around my body.
"It's a long road, but we're getting there
"I'm feeling more and more positive every day."
Jordan - who is expecting a baby boy with his pregnant girlfriend, former Geordie Shore star Sophie Kasaei - is determined not to "give up", and he is feeling "a little bit brighter" this week.
He added: "I've just got to keep going and not give up.
"That's all I've got the energy for today really.
"But, as you can see, I'm a little bit brighter.
"Getting there.
"The clocks have gone forward, which is nice. Summer is coming.
"Small wins, small positives. This won't beat me."
Jordan's latest update comes just days after he revealed his body was "struggling" to accept medication.
He wrote: "Hospital update. Sadly after turning a bit of a corner on Friday I feel I have reached a plateau in hospital.
"Canula’s are failing to stick I have had over 30 fitted. My body feels battered and bruised and is struggling to accept my anti viral medication.
"I am tired, exhausted and feel like I have gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson.
"Still suffering with pressure on the frontal lobes of my brain. Really fighting a mental battle at the moment."
Earlier this week, Sophie told how Jordan is "getting stronger" each day.
She wrote on Instagram: "Seeing him up and walking daily is the biggest milestone to see. He's so determined and I just admire him so much.
"Spent weeks by his bedside and praying for these days he can talk and walk again and here we are. Every day he's getting stronger. The brighter days are coming - I can't wait for us just to be home together."
