Coronation Street favourite Paul Forman (Peter Ash) learns he has just months to live in heartbreaking scenes set to air next week.
In March, fans of the ITV soap watched Paul starting to struggle with his grip. He later began dropping glasses, mis-throwing darts in the pub and was sent home from work after experiencing difficulty handling his tools. His symptoms were initially blamed on a car accident but he was eventually referred to a neurologist for tests and he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston) advises Paul to be brutally honest about his disability on his Personal Independence Payment assessment or he’ll lose out in upcoming scenes. When Paul confirms he’s applied for the PIP but it will take 11 weeks, his mum Bernie Winter’s (Jane Hazlegrove) horrified, wondering how he’ll cope till then.
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Bernie meets with Big Garth (Victor McGuire) and asks him to flog the rest of their gear at a knockdown price as she desperately needs money. In the precinct, Big Garth hands Bernie a wad of cash but unbeknown to them a police officer takes photos. As Bernie heads home she’s arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.
When Billy Mayhew’s (Daniel Brocklebank) summoned to a meeting with the bishop, Bernie tells Dev Alahan ( Jimmi Harkishin) that she’s accompanying Paul to his speech therapy session and the police will have to wait. Paul meanwhile confides in David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) how he tried to seduce Billy but he made out he was too tired and David urges him to talk to his husband.
Paul tells the speech therapist about his recent coughing fits and Bernie clocks her concern as she insists they see the MND nurse. The bishop tells Billy that he’s prepared to lift his suspension and it’s time he returned to work.
Billy’s delighted but his mood is short lived when Bernie calls from the hospital. The MND nurse breaks the news to Paul that he only has 6 to 12 months left to live.
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It has been confirmed that Paul will be leaving Coronation Street at some stage and he will sadly pass away following his battle with the rare condition that affects the brain and spinal cord.
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday on ITV1 at 8pm
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