Gal Gadot, the renowned Israeli actress, recently shared a harrowing experience she faced during her pregnancy, revealing how she nearly lost her life due to a massive blood clot in her brain. This revelation came to light when she opened up about being diagnosed with the life-threatening condition in the eighth month of her pregnancy last February.
Gadot recounted suffering from debilitating headaches for weeks before undergoing an MRI that led to emergency surgery. It was during this critical moment that her daughter, Ori, entered the world. The significance of Ori’s name, meaning “my light” in Hebrew, resonates deeply with the circumstances surrounding her birth.
Expressing profound gratitude towards the medical team at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles who saved her life, Gadot emphasized how she emerged from this traumatic ordeal fully healed and filled with appreciation for the gift of life restored to her.
This near-death experience imparted valuable lessons to Gadot. She stressed the importance of listening to our bodies and heeding their signals while also shedding light on the relatively rare but treatable occurrence of developing a blood clot in the brain during pregnancy for women in their 30s and above.
In reflecting on this challenging period, Gadot underlined that sharing her story was not intended to instill fear but rather to empower others. Her resilience and courage were met with an outpouring of support from Hollywood peers like Sacha Baron Cohen, Gwyneth Paltrow, January Jones, Tara Strong, Jessica Seinfeld, and Noa Tishby among numerous well-wishers.
Ori stands as Gadot’s fourth daughter with husband Jaron Varsano. The couple’s eldest daughter Alma celebrated her bat mitzvah just last November. In a heartfelt Instagram post following this health scare, Gadot drew parallels between Hanukkah – a festival symbolizing light and miracles – and the personal miracle she experienced through Ori’s birth.
In closing thoughts shared on social media platforms by this iconic Wonder Woman star proud of her Israeli roots and Jewish heritage, Gadot encouraged individuals to seek their inner light, embrace their own miracles amidst challenges, and advocate fervently for both personal health and communal well-being.
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