I wasn't aware of anything much. It wasn't until I started coming round and talked to Mark, my mum and the doctors that I realised how close I'd come. It's just as well I didn't know. If the latest illness is found to be a recurrence of the condition, she may have to have her pancreas removed, which could leave her needing medication for the rest of her life. It can come out of the blue, or because of having excess alcohol or gallstones.
Patients needs a lot of rest and time to hope it gets better.
They are usually fed with a tube into the stomach to let things settle down internally. Linda's co-stars in the hit sitcom expressed their sympathy and concern for their friend yesterday. Pauline Quirke, Linda's lifelong friend, was filming her new BBC drama Down to Earth with Warren Clarke in Devon when the actress was taken ill. She is very concerned and her thoughts are with Linda and her family. I have been in contact with her and, like everyone who loves her and everyone who loves her work, my thoughts are with her.