"A lot of you asked how I'm doing, a lot of you have inquired about the brain scans that you heard I got. And the results came back from the scans, and almost every area in my brain is functioning at a decreased capacity. So I do have brain damage from the TBI, and possibly other factors going on."
"But now my job is to get to the bottom of that with doctors and then embark on the hard work of fixing it, which I don't look forward to because I feel like hard work is all I do. But that's okay. My cognitive decline since I smashed my face open has helped me to slow down and helped me to have a more restful finish to my 2025."
"Lilly first shared her experience passing out at the beach on May 30 with a Substack essay titled "I Fainted At The Beach." The actor wrote that she has experienced fainting spells for much of her life, and while at one point they were attributed to hypoglycemia, Lilly says various tests of her blood sugar have not confirmed the diagnosis."
Evangeline Lilly suffered a concussion in May 2025 after fainting on a beach and striking her head on a rock, resulting in traumatic brain injury. Brain scans returned in late 2025 showed almost every area of her brain functioning at decreased capacity, indicating brain damage and possible additional contributing factors. Medical follow-up and rehabilitation will be pursued to identify causes and attempt recovery. The cognitive decline has forced a slower pace and produced an unusually restful holiday period. Fainting spells have occurred for much of her life, and prior hypoglycemia tests have not confirmed a blood sugar diagnosis.
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