Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street's Summer Spellman will consider leaving Weatherfield next week.
It's been a tough time for the teen recently, amid her step-father Paul Foreman's Motor Neurone Disease storyline. Paul was diagnosed with MND last year, where he discovered that he had only six to 12 months to live as his condition progressed rapidly.
In scenes that will air on Monday, February 12 and Wednesday, February 14, Summer reveals to Billy that she's been offered a place to study in America.
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Despite wanting to go, Summer admits that she knows it's a difficult time to accept the place, due to Paul's deteriorating condition.
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Later in the week, after learning of Summer's offer, Paul urges her to go to America as he doesn't want his illness to hold her back from pursuing her dreams.
Following Paul's confession, will Summer decide to leave for the States?
Recent episodes have seen Paul make the decision to end his own life, rather than allow the disease to progress to its natural end. His husband Billy Mayhew has since agreed to assist him when the time came.
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Summer actress Harriet Bibby recently shared her thoughts on Paul's "really sad" MND storyline. Speaking to newspaper The Lincolnite, the actress revealed that acting in the scenes can be challenging.
"To act out such a horrendous storyline is really sad, and even just sitting at home reading the script you can often end up having a little tear in your eye," she said. "It's such a real storyline and people are going through it, it affects so many people."
Bibby went on to praise Peter Ash (who plays Paul) for his handling of the emotional storyline, adding: "Peter is doing such a good job and really understood people's stories. He is such an endearing character in the show, a nice normal guy who likes to have a giggle."
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.
