Coronation Street aired an emotional episode this evening (Wednesday, April 9) in which Debbie was referred for tests for dementia.
Debbie headed for her doctor’s appointment, with a series of flashbacks showing several times ‘something was not right.’
And, despite public backlash, we reckon tonight’s episode proved that Debbie was the right one to give this storyline to.
Debbie was referred for tests (Credit: ITV)
Coronation Street: Debbie’s dementia storyline
Ever since fans found out about Debbie’s upcoming dementia storyline, they weren’t happy. Some even started up a petition, begging the show to backtrack on the decision.
However, after a few signs over the past couple of weeks that something is the matter with Debbie, the soap properly kicked off her dementia storyline this evening.
Debbie attended a doctor’s appointment and explained that she had experienced a few ‘odd’ instances recently. She’d blamed Mick Michaelis for taking her purse but had actually put it in the fridge herself.
She’d also suffered a mini-stroke aka a TIA, with Ronnie falsely jumping to the conclusion that Mick had attacked her.
The doctor then told Debbie that these symptoms were likely not down to the menopause… Instead, he was referring her for tests for early onset vascular dementia.
Debbie then started to panic as the doctor suggested she let Ronnie know what was going on. She failed to accept that she might have dementia, getting worked up during her appointment before heading back to Weatherfield and attempting to drown her sorrows.
Sue will do the storyline justice (Credit: ITV)
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