Emmerdale's Laura Norton and Mark Jordon don’t know how to tell kids about rare diagnosis
ok.co.ukEmmerdale actors Laura Norton and Mark Jordon opened up about their kids’ Ushers Syndrome diagnosis while on morning TV. Laura, who has played Kerry Wyatt on the ITV soap since July 2012, got engaged to Daz Spencer actor Mark in 2018 after meeting on the show.They welcomed their son, Jesse, in 2021, and he was soon joined by his little sister Ronnie in October 2022.
Last month, the couple revealed the troubling diagnosis in an interview and have since been incredibly candid about the issues it has posed for the family.
While appearing on Loose Women on Monday, with panellists Ruth Langsford, Coleen Nolan, Janet Street-Porter, and Brenda Edwards, Laura and Mark admitted to not knowing how to tell the kids.
When Coleen asked what the condition means, Laura said: “It is a condition, a very rare condition that affects hearing, vision and balance Mark added: “There are three different categories in that, but nothing is exact so each individual could have something that would differ from the next.There is no time zone.” He continued to explain that it’s not known when someone diagnosed with the syndrome would start losing sight, for instance, which undoubtedly makes it even more stressful.They further admitted to struggling with the balance between their private lives and their personal ones as they found it difficult to find the best way to tell the kids.
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