Some things are more important that football, and this is one of them. Young Tottenham Hotspur Women winger Lenna Gunning-Williams recently announced on her Instagram that last week she underwent brain surgery for a non-football related medical condition. She is reportedly recovering well, though the recovery and recuperation will likely be a long one.
So… last week I underwent major neurosurgery. This was because of a condition that I was made aware of a few years back but it didn’t impact me until
recent times. As scary as the thought of having brain surgery is , the inevitable outcomes if I didn’t were much more daunting to myself and my family, so in actual fact it was easy to go ahead with this decision. There are some things that are just bigger than football , and this was definitely one of them, this was about the quality of my whole life , far beyond my career.
It is so so important that you listen to your body when it is trying to tell you something, your health has to be your top priority in life regardless of any external factors or pressures that you may have!
I want to give the biggest of thank yous to Spurs. The medical team , the staff and all my teammates for completely supporting me pre and post surgery. Feeling so much love and support from you all has genuinely made this whole process a little bit easier , and I’m entirely grateful for you all🤍
This is going to be a gradual and patient recovery process , filled with a rollercoaster of high and low moments, but I’m ready to allow my body and mind all the time it needs to completely heal so that I can be back with my girlies on the pitch again!!!
At least I’ve got the World Cup to binge whilst I’m at home MWHAHAHA
Anyways , big love
Lenna🫰🏼
Lenna doesn’t go into detail as to the nature of her condition, and it doesn’t matter. We don’t need to know. What we need to know is that she has undergone literal brain surgery to address a life-altering medical situation, is doing well, and is getting all the help and support she needs from the club, her teammates, her family and friends.
Gunning-Williams is a talented young player with a bright future, but it seems that whatever her medical condition is was impacting that future. It seems likely we won’t see her for a while, but we don’t know. And again, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that she’s able to recover and have a long and fulfilling life, whether that life involves football or not.
I wish her the best and hope she has an uneventful, full, and complete recovery. We at Carty Free Towers are in your corner, Lenna.
