Overview
- The 46-year-old disclosed in a recent Instagram video that imaging confirmed serious brain lesions following a May 2025 faint-and-fall in Hawaii.
- She said almost all areas of her brain are functioning at reduced capacity as she continues to experience cognitive decline.
- Initial hospital exams showed no clear abnormality, and later testing ruled out epilepsy and hypoglycemia as explanations for her long history of blackouts.
- Clinicians distinguished concussion-related damage from perimenopausal symptoms during the diagnostic workup.
- Lilly, already on a multiyear break from acting, is working with a team of doctors toward recovery, and peers such as Michelle Pfeiffer have voiced support.