Emmerdale actress Gemma Oaten has taken to Instagram to share a lengthy account of her illness, along with a picture of herself looking positive.Gemma, who plays Rachel Breckle on the long running soap, shared a picture of herself as she smiled at the camera.She pointed at her face, her blonde hair over her shoulders, as she explained how she was feeling.Oaten wrote: “My kidney failure face is leaving!
The first day my face and body have felt anything like mine. Yay! Still got a little bit of "kidney pie eye" as I affectionately call it but hey, I'll take that!”Gemma continued: “I've been taking time, reflecting and processing.
There's so much to say, so much I want to explain, make you aware of & use from this experience to help, I pray, many. But I had to take stock.