Corrie's Vera speaks about illness
Former 'Coronation Street' actress Liz Dawn has spoken around how her life has changed since she was diagnosed with emphysema five eld ago.
The 68-year-old actress told ITV's 'Tonight' that she was told by doctors that she only had one third of her lung capacity left wing.
Dawn, world Health Organization played Vera Duckworth in 'Coronation Street', of late depart the prove due to ill health.
She said: "I used to go to Granada and I used to go in the dressing way, and I'd be truly breathless ahead I even did anything."
"And I got that bad, at the final stage that rather of person knocking on the door and saying: 'It's your scene', I used to go on a scene before and sit down on the Duckworths' place."
Dawn likewise said that she stop smoke after her diagnosing: "When you're addicted to smoke it's really hard to stop... I couldn't reply the headphone unless I lit up."
The actress said that she regretted smoke around non-smokers: "I mean there are a lot of non-smokers in 'Coronation Street' that I accept stood next to and smoked. Must have been awful mustn't it?"
Dawn's physician Prof Ashley Woodcock said: "Liz came to me about five long time ago really somewhat desperate."
"At that point she could walk just a twosome of yards... she was in a very bad elbow room."
"Fillet her smoke was very critical and she did that... which has been great because she wouldn't be here now... if she hadn't stopped"
