Singer Lisa McHugh has given an update on her health after a ‘very difficult’ few weeks spent in hospital.

The mum-of-two shared that she will be taking time away from social media as she takes time to concentrate on her recovery.

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Following a diagnosis of Trigeminal Neuralgia earlier this year, Lisa has revealed that her doctors have now diagnosed her with Functional Neurological Disorder.

Alongside a video capturing her hospital stay and using a walking frame for support, Lisa began:

‘After what has been an incredibly scary and very difficult couple of weeks in hospital having multiple CT scans, MRIs, X-rays, blood tests, lumbar punctures and every kind of test you could imagine, I have just been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)’.

Explaining her diagnosis further, the country music star penned: ‘FND is a condition that affects the way the brain and nervous system work, leading to a range of neurological symptoms such as limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, walking difficulties, spasms, sensory issues, cognitive problems and more.’

She continued: ‘The specific cause for FND is unknown but one of the main triggers is stress, trauma and anxiety. And while there is no cure, it is treatable providing you adapt your life as much as possible to manage it.’

Lisa added: ‘I guess the stress and trauma of this last year and everything we’ve went through has finally caught up with me and my body and it’s now decided to make me physically stop, process and heal from everything properly.’

Since welcoming her daughter Hallie last year, Lisa has been continuously open about her baby girl’s health journey, which began when she was born premature following a 37-week pregnancy.

Arriving ‘unexpectedly’ in July 2024 and spending nine days in the neonatal ward, Hallie became seriously unwell with RSV and bronchiolitis a few months later in November.

In January, Lisa shared that her daughter was diagnosed with RSV a second time.

Speaking with RSVP last month, the doting mum revealed that her daughter was doing ‘much better’ after months of her being very unsettled, crying a lot, battling ‘gastro’ problems and experiencing a lot of colds.

Sharing her plan going forward, Lisa says she has a ‘good bit to go on the healing front’.

Describing what led to her diagnosis, she further explained: ‘Going from walking into hospital with a very bad headache and severe facial pain, to losing function in both legs and then trying to walk again using a zimmer frame. It’s quite a lot to wrap your head around.’

‘So I need to drastically adapt things in my life right now and for the future to reduce the severity of the symptoms in any future flare ups. But rest assured, I will be cared for like a queen every single day until I fully recover from this episode’.

Thanking her hospital care staff for their ‘first class treatment’, Lisa concluded:

‘With all of that said, I’m going to sign off and take time out from everything for a while to concentrate on recovering fully. In the meantime I’d really appreciate all of your prayers and I’ll soak up this time with my beautiful family and be grateful for every day – sending you all lots of love, I’ll be back soon’.