Former Towie star Jordan Brook has provided a health update as he continues to fight viral meningitis and encephalitis. The reality TV personality has been hospitalised for two weeks after being diagnosed with both conditions, which cause swelling on the brain.
In an Instagram post on Sunday, Brook shared photos showing his body covered in bruises and wrote about his struggles. He said: 'Canulas 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.' He added that he is 'still suffering with pressure on the frontal lobes of my brain' and described it as a 'mental battle'.
Earlier this month, Brook revealed he had been diagnosed with viral meningitis, which differs from bacterial meningitis B. He later shared a video from his hospital bed, stating: 'I've been diagnosed with not one, but two viruses that are attacking similar part of my body. I've got viral meningitis and encephalitis together. That's the inflammation of the brain and the lining around it. So this isn't something small or minor.'
Brook's girlfriend, Sophie Kasei, who is seven months pregnant with their first child, has been supporting him. She described the period as a 'living nightmare' and the 'hardest thing' she has ever known. She said Brook has been suffering seizures and that it is a 'scary time', but added that the baby 'keeps us all going'.
Brook thanked Sophie for 'holding me up all the way through this' and expressed his determination to recover, stating: 'I will not let this win!'
