Towie’s Jordan Brook says his body is ‘battered’ after hospitalisation with meningitis

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Towie’s Jordan Brook has shared an update from hospital (Picture: Instagram)

Towie star Jordan Brook has shared a bleak update from his hospital bed after being diagnosed with meningitis and encephalitis.

The 31-year-old – who is engaged to Geordie Shore’s Sophie Kasaei – was hospitalised earlier this month with swelling on his brain, which he later learned was caused by the two viruses.

In an emotional Instagram video last weekend, he informed his followers that ‘this isn’t something minor’, as he receives ’round-the-clock care’.

Still, he has remained hopeful, vowing to get better so he can return home to his family, with wife-to-be Sophie, 36, currently pregnant with their first child.

Now, in his latest post, the reality star has admitted his body feels ‘battered’ and is rejecting medication.

Alongside a series of photos of various bruises and bloody bandages, he wrote: ‘Sadly after turning a bit of a corner on Friday I feel I have reached a plateau in hospital.

Jordan has hit a ‘plateau’ in his recovery (Picture: Instagram)

His body is rejecting canulas and medication (Picture: Instagram)

‘Canulas are failing to stick I have had over 30 fitted. My body feels battered and bruised and is struggling to accept my anti viral medication.

‘I am tired, Exhausted and feel like I have gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson.’

Jordan added that he is ‘still suffering with pressure on the frontal lobes of [his] brain’ and ‘really fighting a mental battle at the moment’.

Concluding by thanking fans for their ‘continued support’, he added: ‘I could really do with some positivity.’

‘I will not let this win!’, Jordan declared.

In the comments, showbiz pals were quick to send love, with Chloe Ferry writing: ‘Get well soon Jordan ❤️’

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Partner Sophie Kasaei is currently pregnant with their first child (Picture: Instagram)

‘You got this Jord ❤️’, commented Lateysha Grace.

‘If there’s one person that stays optimistic and positive for everyone it’s you you’ve got the strength keep pushing ❤️’, said Saffron Lempriere.

Partner Sophie also sweetly said: ‘My everything, better days are coming. We are so close to it. Our baby boy needs his daddy to stay strong whilst mammy keeps him safe. You are truly amazing ❤️’

Sophie, who announced her pregnancy in December, has remained active on social media in recent weeks but said just days ago that life currently feels like a ‘nightmare’.

In a candid post, she said that ‘watching the person [she] loves in pain and fear, something [she] can’t fight for them, is the hardest thing [she’s] ever known’.

‘Life really can change in the blink of an eye. Please don’t take a single moment, a single person, for granted,’ she wrote.

Jordan has praised his wife-to-be for her support (Picture: Instagram)

He’s been learning how to walk again after losing his strength (Picture: Instagram)

What are meningitis and encephalitis?

As explained by the NHS, meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges). While it can affect anyone, it is most common in babies, young children, teenagers, and young adults. If not treated promptly, it can be very serious.

Symptoms include:

seizures (fits) a high temperature (fever) being sick a headache a rash that does not fade when a glass is rolled over it (but a rash will not always develop) a stiff neck a dislike of bright lights drowsiness or unresponsiveness

Encephalitis is an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed (swollen). It can be life-threatening and requires urgent treatment in hospital.

Encephalitis usually starts off with flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature and headache.

More serious symptoms come on over hours, days or weeks, including:

confusion or disorientation seizures or fits changes in personality and behaviour difficulty speaking weakness or loss of movement in some parts of the body loss of consciousness

Dial 999 for an ambulance immediately if you or someone else has these serious symptoms.

In a heartfelt declaration, she told Jordan that she ‘falls in love with [him] more every day’, but she is ‘living in a nightmare’ waiting for him to be home and waking up beside her.

‘Our little baby boy is what is keeping this family going,’ Sophie added.

Sophie has been with Jordan in hospital every step of the way as he endures a difficult recovery process, which has included learning to walk again after needing to use a wheelchair due to weakness.

Just on Friday, he stated that there is a ‘long way to go’ yet, praising the professionals for looking after him as a ‘credit to humanity’.

He added in his video that his dad has also been his ‘rock’, saying to Sophie too: ‘Thank you for holding me up all the way through this.’

Following an outbreak in Kent, which came to attention on March 13 and prompted the provision of antibiotics and vaccines, there have been no new reported cases of meningitis in recent days.

This has raised hopes that the outbreak has been ‘contained’ and not led to people elsewhere catching the disease.

There were 29 people affected, with 20 confirmed cases and nine probables in the largest outbreak to occur in the UK in a generation.

It has been confirmed that two people – a secondary school student and a university student – have died, with the others still in hospital.

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