Coronation Street’s Tracy Shaw breaks down in tears from hospital after cancer update
Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw has given an emotional update after she landed in A&E over the weekend due to a high temperature.
The Maxine Peacock actress revealed her diagnosis earlier this year and has kept her social media followers updated while undergoing treatment.
Just last week, Tracy, 52, shared how she was ‘still standing’ after chemotherapy to tackle her breast cancer had ‘hit hard’.
However, she’s now back in the hospital after suffering from ‘really really high temperatures’, a sign of possible infection.
Speaking from a hospital bed in tears, Tracy said: ‘So I’m in A&E, I had really, really high temperatures yesterday and they spiked several times.
‘I didn’t want to go to A&E in the hot weather so my body has suffered today.’
The Soaps star continued: ‘As a consequence, I came in to A&E early this morning and I just want to say thank you to the NHS and everyone in the A&E department.’
Tracy was suffering from a ‘really bad’ bout of shingles, as well as a stomach infection and thrush throughout her body.
She praised the ‘incredible’ staff for working tirelessly for the 11 hours she was there, despite the complete lack of air conditioning in the department.
‘It isn’t easy coming in when we have cancer because there are a lot of people with – I’m not disregarding it – minor things, and some have just drank too much,’ Tracy continued.
‘It’s really hard at this point when my immune [system] is so low to get through that part of the department without catching anything else.’
Tracy, best known as Maxine in Corrie, who she played from 1995 until the character’s death in 2003, was diagnosed with cancer in April.
She has continuously opened up to fans and followers about her breast cancer diagnosis and has since used her platform to keep people updated on her journey, including donating her hair to The Little Princess Trust.
In her last update, Tracy explained that she was ‘prepared for side effects this time,’ before thanking her followers for their support.
She added that she was ‘grateful’ that the chemo was brutal as she was ‘imagin[ing] how the HER2 positive cancer feels.’
Tracy previously revealed why she had chosen to share her cancer journey during an appearance on Lorraine earlier this year.
‘It isn’t an easy path,’ she said. ‘I’m only sharing it because there are millions of ladies and gentlemen who are going through the same thing and it’s just not a very nice piece of the disease, chemo really.’
She went on to discuss how ‘everyone is affected’ when a loved one receives a cancer diagnosis.
‘The whole family and all the people who are following and messaging at the moment – those mothers with sons, younger sons or with sons my age, the family members are messaging.
‘Sometimes just by me sharing about what the effects are, they understand how that person might be feeling, because you don’t know.’
Tracy bowed out of Corrie in 2003 and has since spent her time working with charities, including the Tracy Shaw Foundation for eating disorder support.
