Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) was feeling apprehensive in tonight’s Emmerdale as she made her way to the hospital with friend Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick).
Ever since Moira’s brain tumour diagnosis, she’s had to come to terms with her family worrying that she can’t cope with the everyday things that she used to take for granted.
This was shown once again last week. When Mack Boyd (Lawrence Robb) and Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano) arrived outside a field on the farm, they noticed most of the flock of sheep were on the floor and not moving.
Once Vanessa and Moira arrived, Vanessa confirmed that the sheep had died after ingesting some black paint by a fence. As soon as she said this, Matty realised it was his mum’s fault after she decided she’d be capable of doing that task alone.
Devastated, Moira later told Mackenzie that she would stop working.
A couple of days later, Moira’s life was in jeopardy again when she left Butlers and got in a Land Rover, hoping to find Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper).
Moira isn’t allowed to drive alone because of her tumour, but as she had access to proof that Tom had been abusing Belle, she grew impatient towards waiting for Mack to drive her and grabbed the keys.
On a country path, Moira got out of the vehicle and realised she was quite lost. She set off through a field and then a woodland, where she suffered another seizure and collapsed.
Fortunately, Mack found his sister. At Butlers, as Moira rested, it became apparent she had no memory of what happened that morning and therefore, couldn’t remember why she was trying to get hold of Belle.
After a few weeks of nothing but stress and upset, tonight’s episode of the ITV soap actually allowed Moira to receive some relatively good news.
Returning home from the hospital, Moira told Belle that her tumour hasn’t grown.
All she has to do now is adjust to her new medication, and remain patient – as difficult as it is – as she waits for a slot for that all important brain surgery.
