Tracy Shaw admitted she is finding it increasingly difficult to cope with her treatment and revealed she has no strength left after she was rushed to A&E due to severe side effects from chemotherapy.
The former Coronation Street actress, 52, who shared the news of her illness in April, took to Instagram with an update, explaining that she was home alone before having to turn to a neighbor for help.
Tracy shared the update on Instagram on Sunday, 10 days after completing her round of chemotherapy.
Despite doctors assuring her that she was fine, the actress became emotional as she revealed that she “feels as vulnerable as a baby.”
She said: ‘It was the 10th, my son had to go to a wedding. I thought I would be absolutely fine at home alone, but today I had to go to the ER.
‘There is no strength left. In my head I thought there might be a break, maybe a week after chemo.’
Tracy said she has a hard time eating anything and her diet consists of six eggs, chips and bread.
Speaking about the side effects she experienced, Tracy continued: ‘These are the effects that chemotherapy has had on the body. Chemo kills everything, including my stomach lining. There is no strength.
‘I feel like I’m as vulnerable as a baby. It is very difficult to be surrounded by people, noises. [My ears]They are very sensitive.’
Tracy played Maxine Peacock in run from 1995 to 2003, before being murdered by serial killer Richard Hillman.
