Debby Ryan, the former Disney Channel star who broke out on the networkโs โSuite Life on Deckโ before fronting her own series โJessie,โ revealed during an interview on โMythical Kitchenโs Last Mealsโ (via People) that she suffered a โlife-altering brain injury a few years agoโ after a long history of battling migraines. The brain injury included โsustained shaking over a minute of timeโ and resulted in โpre-incident Debby and post-incident Debby,โ the actor said.
โI had a pretty crazy life-altering brain injury a few years ago, and I was out of commission for like six months, and I went to this neurological rehab for like six months,โ Ryan revealed, noting her symptoms continued to worsen until she tried a โfringe science treatmentโ to help get her โback online but there are some things that just did not come back.โ
The brain injury occurred after years spent dealing with โhellishโ migraines. Ryan referred to herself as a โmigraine warrior,โ adding: โQuite often the world is really loud and too bright. A lot is going on. After the fifth concussion, the brain injury made things significantly worse.โ
โQuite often I can see better and think better with my eyes closed,โ she continued about her condition. โThe visual data I am taking in can be so distracting and so loud. The migraines were significantly worsened by that. If there is a thing that can make things really singular, I like that. I feel really fortunate that I have an amazing team of people around me who sort of reminded me who I am and was and also held a lot of space for that to change, potentially permanently, and love me through that.โ
Ryan rose debuted as Bailey Pickett on โThe Suite Life on Deckโ in 2008 alongside headliners Dylan and Cole Sprouse. She then fronted her own Disney Channel series, โJessie,โ in 2011 opposite Peyton List and Cameron Boyce. The show ran for four seasons and 98 episodes between 2011 and 2015.
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