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Evangeline Lilly Says Brain Scans Confirm Brain Damage From 2025 Fall

She will begin specialist-led rehabilitation after scans clarified the cause of her months of cognitive problems.

Overview

  • Lilly disclosed in a Jan. 2 Instagram video that recent brain scans showed widespread reduced function across nearly all brain regions.
  • She traced the injury to a May 2025 incident in Hawaii, where she fainted on a beach and fell face-first onto a rock, resulting in a traumatic brain injury.
  • Since the accident, she has described memory lapses, concentration difficulties and word-finding issues consistent with the scan findings.
  • She said she will work with doctors to investigate contributing factors and start a difficult rehabilitation process, with the recovery outlook still uncertain.
  • The actress, who stepped away from acting in 2024, emphasized a slower pace focused on recovery and received supportive messages from peers including Michelle Pfeiffer and Alyssa Milano.