SOPHIE Kasaei was feeling emotional as she got to spend Easter Sunday at home with boyfriend Jordan Brook after he has spent the last three weeks in hospital.
Sophie Kasaei was feeling emotional as she celebrated Easter with boyfriend Jordan Brook as he was finally discharged from hospitalCredit: Instagram/Sophiekasaei_Jordan showed he was getting back to his best as he beamed whilst they enjoyed a family Sunday roastCredit: Instagram/Sophiekasaei_It’s a far cry from Jordan’s image over recent weeks, with the reality star spending 22 days in hospital amid his scary meningitis battleCredit: Instagram
After a scary few weeks, pregnant Sophie finally got to enjoy Easter with Jordan, 31, as the couple enjoyed a Sunday roast at home.
Sharing a slew of pictures from the day, Sophie could be seen planting a kiss on Jordan as they cradled her growing baby bump.
She captioned the post: “Watching you walk out of those hospital doors felt like getting my whole world back.
“These past weeks have been the hardest I’ve ever known. But you never stopped fighting, not just for yourself, but for us for your family, for our little boy growing inside me.
“The goal was to be home for Easter, and you did it!”
Thankful that things are finally getting back to normal, she continued: “Having JB home, hand on my bump, smiling again means more than words will ever be able to say.
“We are blessed, grateful, and whole again.
“Happy Easter from us. Enjoy it with loved ones, sit back soak it up. Life is a precious gift.”
Also taking to her Instagram Stories, Sophie admitted she had been “praying” Jordan would return home in time for Easter.
The harrowing ordeal left Jordan unable to walk, with the Towie star using a wheelchair, and with “acute memory loss” amid a host of other symptoms.
As he revealed he was finally getting to return home earlier this week, Jordan also revealed just how awful his health battle has been.
He told fans: “The top 1% percent of the worst case of viral meningitis and encephilitis that my Dr has ever seen.
“Brain swelling, inflammation. Acute memory loss, the only memories I have are ones I would like to forget forever.”
Jordan went on to thank his family for their unwavering support throughout the illness, and the NHS workers for “saving my life”.
Sophie is set to give birth to hers and Jordan’s baby boy around mid June and the pair are hoping Jordan will make a full recovery before then.
They are welcoming their first child following an emotional two-year fertility battle.
Jordan and Sophie have been together since 2022 and have documented their quest to become parents on Towie and Geordie Shore.
Sharing pictures with Jordan on Instagram, Sophie said she was feeling so grateful to be back with her other halfCredit: Instagram/Sophiekasaei_It comes just a week after Jordan was unable to walk on his own and using a wheelchair in hospitalCredit: InstagramThe pair are expecting their first child this summerCredit: Instagram
Sophie Kasaei is willing her boyfriend Jordan Brook better as he battles viral meningitisCredit: Instagram/Sophiekasaei_Jordan’s been in hospital for 12 daysCredit: Instagram
Worried Sophie, 36, was only able to see Jordan for the first time two days ago following his admission and admits she’s never felt so much fear as he goes through treatment.
Alongside loved-up photos of them together, she wrote on Instagram: “Life can come at you really fast. Literally in the blink of an eye.
“One minute you’re dreaming about your future together… and the next, you’re sitting in a hospital room, holding onto hope with everything you have.
“Watching the person I love in pain and fear, something I can’t fight for them is the hardest thing I’ve ever known. And through all this I’m carrying the tiniest piece of us, a reminder that even in the darkest moments, life is still growing, still holding on.”
Sophie continued: “I never imagined I’d feel this much fear and this much love all at once. Life really can change in the blink of an eye. Please don’t take a single moment, a single person, for granted.
“Everyday I fall in love with you more and more @jordanbrook11 this whole thing feels like I’m living in a nightmare waiting to be woke up by you next to me in bed but I’m just grateful your here and fighting for your family.
“Our little baby boy is what is keeping this family going. I love you @jordanbrook11.”
Jordan replied in the comments and vowed he would give everything to recover.
“My darling girl,” he wrote. “I can’t thank you enough for the strength to help me battle this. I will not give up on us.
“I love you more and more every single day.
“‘This too Shal pass’ – we will smile again with our special boy and family.”
The conditions are potentially life threatening, causing inflammation of the brain and spinal cord lining.
In a video posted from his hospital bed, Jordan said: “This is the first time I’ve really been able to speak strong enough about what’s going on.
“I’ve been diagnosed with not one but two joining viruses that are attacking a similar part of my body. I have got viral meningitis and encephalitis together.
“That’s the inflammation of the brain and the lining around it. So this isn’t something small or minor.”
He has had CT scans, MRI lumbar scans, and lumbar punctures — the extraction of cerebrospinal fluid from the lower vertebrae — to find out what is wrong.
Jordan continued: “I’m on IV drips, everything antiviral, pain management, physio, seizure monitoring, to minimise seizure risk at the minute.”
The star added: “But unfortunately the swelling on my brain is getting worse. Really, really tough, even with the simple day-to-day activities and normal things that aren’t easy right now.
“So this is what I’m dealing with day-today.”
What is meningitis?
It can be mistaken as the flu or even a hangover – but knowing the symptoms of potentially deadly meningitis could save your life.
If it is not treated quickly, meningitis can cause life-threatening septicaemia (blood poisoning) and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves.
The two forms of the disease have different symptoms.
