Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives' Ruby Anne in terrifying hospital dash in C4 show as sister Trewley Precious 'fears the worst'
Ruby Anne began slurring her words and vomitingThe Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives‘ Ruby Anne is rushed to hospital in the show over fears she was suffering from a stroke.
The eldest of the Wass sisters, Ruby suddenly fell ill while at her sister Honey Peaches’ house.
Ruby Anne, 34, had a terrible headache, was slurring her words and started vomiting.
In scenes shown in The Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives, Ruby is seen recovering in bed at home with mum Tina and her younger sister Trewley-Precious.
The mum and daughter discuss their fears for Ruby Ann, with Trewley admitting: “I can’t even think about it. It makes my eyes water. I thought the worst yesterday.”
The Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives: Ruby Anne rushed to hospital
Trewley is first to open up about Ruby Anne’s health scare later in the series in The Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives.
“My big sister Ruby Anne got rushed to hospital,” she says. “She had a really weird health scare and it freaked everyone out.”
Tina also tells the cameras about her eldest daughter: “We had a really bad scare yesterday and Ruby ended up going to the hospital. She was really poorly and it came on really suddenly.
“She was absolutely fine in the morning and then went over to Honey’s. After about an hour, she said she had a really bad headache and then started slurring all her words.
“She had really bad burning in her head, she couldn’t speak and was vomiting.”
Once at hospital, Ruby Anne was given blood tests and a CT scan. Doctors then diagnosed her with intracranial hypertension. The NHS cites the condition as a build up of pressure around the brain.
Echoing this, Tina also explains: “It’s like massive pressure in your head.”
Trewley is seen chatting to her mum about what had happened with Ruby Anne. She says: “That was scary, wasn’t it? I literally thought she was having a stroke.
“I was praying in the car and thinking, ‘Please, God and the universe, don’t let it happen to her’.”
Ruby Anne’s health kick
Thankfully, Ruby was able to make lifestyle adjustments to help her condition.
She explains in episode 5 of The Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives: “After all these scans and tests, the doctors just said in a nutshell that I’m a chubby little pig and I need to lose weight.”
Ruby Anne is seen whipping up an omelette, despite “hating” eggs. Viewers learn she has already lost 4lbs at the time the show was filmed.
Ruby, who works as a carer, says she is still suffering headaches but her health scare has made her think differently about life.
“It’s made me think that I actually need to live life now,” Ruby Anne reflects. “I want to do the things I’ve always told myself I’m going to do.”
Ruby Anne vows to start sewing, painting and crafting with clay. She also says she has plans to go travelling as a result of her medical emergency.
