Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[Dazzle]

Izzy Armstrong is 29 and Katy is 20, so there's a fairly big age gap between the sisters.

[parkerman]

Izzy Armstrong is 29 and Katy is 20, so there's a fairly big age gap between the sisters.

Same as the difference between my two sons - not that that has anything to do with anything!

[swmc66]

So she was looking after Izzy up until the age of 9 before she left. No wonder Izzy has strong memories and feels betrayed

[Perdita]

I do not know anything about Izzy's illness, is it a slow progressing one that Linda felt unable to cope at that time? Or maybe was it with just having had another baby that proved too much??

[tammyy2j]

So she was looking after Izzy up until the age of 9 before she left. No wonder Izzy has strong memories and feels betrayed

But Linda acted surprised that Izzy was in a wheelchair, would she have not needed one when she was younger too, I am also not familiar with Izzy's illness

[parkerman]

But Linda acted surprised that Izzy was in a wheelchair, would she have not needed one when she was younger too, I am also not familiar with Izzy's illness

If she has a degenarative disease it could well be that she didn't need a wheelchair when she was very young but needed one as she got older.

[maidmarian]

But Linda acted surprised that Izzy was in a wheelchair, would she have not needed one when she was younger too, I am also not familiar with Izzy's illness

Its called Ehlos Danlos syndrome . I had thought
about wheelchair and was looking it up when
Perdita sent her post.
Very complicated- 3 types- can be heriditary!
A lot of NHS info refers to infancy(floopy joints)
and refer to you or child.
It does sound very serious and debilitating from
an early age.It is a problem with connective
tissue and affects many body parts and functions.

I think the thing that puzzles me more than
characters reasonings is the fact that this
is a little known illness and there is lack of
understanding when people make thoughtless
remarks about Izzy facial expressions etc.
Im all for tv progs raising "awareness" but
wish they would do more research and
think things through.

[maidmarian]

dupl

[Perdita]

It would have been useful, I think, if maybe Owen or Izzy herself had talked about her illness to Anna when Owen and Anna first got together, that would more than likely happen in a real relationship and would explain to viewers to help understand more ... or am I being too sensible and realistic again?

[tammyy2j]

It would have been useful, I think, if maybe Owen or Izzy herself had talked about her illness to Anna when Owen and Anna first got together, that would more than likely happen in a real relationship and would explain to viewers to help understand more ... or am I being too sensible and realistic again?

Did Izzy ever discuss her illness with anyone?