Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street's Paul Foreman is set to suffer another fall as part of emotional scenes airing in the New Year.
Paul was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) earlier this year, and is taking steps to prepare for his worsening condition.
In new scenes airing in 2024, Paul receives the delivery of his talker apparatus, and anxiously uses the app to play a few of his pre-recorded phrases.
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Billy admits that the cost of travel insurance is very high because of Paul's MND, leading to Paul insisting that they scrap their plans to go on holiday.
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Later on in The Rovers, Gemma and David get wind of the cancelled holiday, and decide to cheer Paul up with jugs of sangria.
They enjoy a fun afternoon together, and David helps a drunk Paul back to the flat. However, Paul ends up sending David home as his assistant Moses is due to arrive imminently.
However, there's no sign of Moses, and Paul is desperate to use the toilet. As such, he drags himself to his wheelchair, though suffers a fall to the floor.
How long will it be until somebody finds him?
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Speaking earlier this year to Digital Spy, Paul actor Peter Ash expressed hope that the storyline will bring greater awareness around MND.
"I just hope that it brings awareness and the general public can see what people who live with this go through on a daily basis," he said. "It's about the loved ones of the person as well, because it affects so much of their lives and it's tough."
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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Coronation Street has been working on Paul's storyline with support from the MND Association, which focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for people affected by motor neurone disease.
The charity's helpline MND Connect (0808 802 6262) is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, and 7pm to 10.30pm. Calls are free.
