{"id":8268,"date":"2024-09-19T19:45:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T18:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=8268"},"modified":"2024-09-19T17:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:09:54","slug":"brenda-walker-emmerdale-brain-tumour-survivor-and-grieving-mum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/brenda-walker-emmerdale-brain-tumour-survivor-and-grieving-mum\/","title":{"rendered":"Brenda Walker: Brain tumour survivor and grieving mum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brenda Walker in Emmerdale has had a lot of trauma in her life \u2013 not least her own battle against a brain tumour. As she counselled Moira<\/a> \u2018one brain tumour sufferer to another\u2019 in Thursday\u2019s episode (September 19), viewers were reminded of her plight.<\/p>

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So what happened when Brenda had a tumour? Did she have surgery? And is she okay now?<\/p>\n

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Life hasn\u2019t always been so smiley for Brenda (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brenda Walker in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

Brenda was the adoptive mum of Genesis Walker \u2013 known as Gennie. Gennie had come to the village to get to know her biological father, Shadrach Dingle<\/a> and Brenda arrived to visit her in 2008 after Gennie had been in an accident.<\/p>\n

Brenda settled down in Emmerdale too. She started a romance with Terry Woods, but had feelings for Bob Hope.<\/p>\n

Brenda had started to work in the cafe and clashed with Bob a lot over her ideas to modernise. Soon anger turned to passion and the pair got together. Brenda is now co-owner of the cafe.<\/p>

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