Gal Gadot underwent emergency surgery for a blood clot in her brain when she was eight months pregnant

Gal Gadot her daughter was diagnosed with a “massive blood clot” in her brain when she was eight months pregnant.

The “Wonder Woman” star shared an emotional post on social media detailing the year’s “deep challenges and deep thoughts” with a hospital photo taken shortly after the birth of her daughter.

39-year-old Gadot kept her fourth pregnancy with her husband Yaron Varsano a secret and announced in March that she gave birth to their daughter in an online post.

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Gal Gadot suffered a brain clot while pregnant with her fourth child. (Kevin Winter)

“In February, eight months pregnant, I was diagnosed with a massive blood clot in my brain,” Gadot wrote. “I endured excruciating headaches that kept me bedridden for weeks until I finally had an MRI that revealed the horrible truth.

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“At one point, my family and I were faced with how fragile life can be. It was a stark reminder of how quickly things can change, and in the midst of a difficult year, all I wanted to do was stop and live.”

She continued: “We went to the hospital and within hours I was in emergency surgery. My daughter Ori was born in that moment of uncertainty and fear. Her name, which means ‘my light,’ was not chosen by chance. Before the operation, I told Jaron that when our daughter arrives, I will be at the end of this tunnel. there will be a waiting light.”

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Gadot thanked the medical team at Cedars Sinai Los Angeles for “weekly care”.

“I overcame it and started on the road to recovery. Today I am fully recovered and filled with gratitude for the life that has been given back to me,” she wrote.

Before the MRI, Gadot was experiencing excruciating headaches. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)

Gadot and Varsano married in 2008 and have daughters Alma, Maya and Daniella.

This is not the first time that the actress was able to keep her pregnancy quiet. In 2017, Gadot told Marie Claire that she kept her second pregnancy a secret while filming Wonder Woman because she didn’t want to be treated differently on set.

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“I took it out,” he told the magazine. “I started coming to set wearing sunglasses. I had this pitcher of water with big pieces of ginger in it. One of the producers asked, ‘Why are you drinking that potato water?’ They thought I was going to Hollywood.”

Gal Gadot and husband Yaron Versano have four children. (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Gadot, who takes office in 2022 Israel Defense Forces when he was young, She told InStyle that “doing a movie while pregnant or with a baby” is the “worst f—” thing she’s ever done.

“I started young,” he said. “I was 25 when I got pregnant with Alma. I always wanted to be a young mother. Yes, three kids. No kidding, woman. God bless them, but it’s a lot of work.”

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Gadot explained: “I love giving birth. I would do it once a week if I could. It’s so magical. And to be fair, I always have an epidural, so it’s not that painful. The moment you feel like you’re creating life, it’s incredible.” .”

Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.