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Anok Yai is reportedly recovering after being rushed to the hospital on Sunday. According to “Page Six,” the supermodel developed sepsis, an immune response in the body to infection that attacks organs and can lead to death, after undergoing lung surgery.
In December, Yai posted to Instagram and shared that she’d been dealing with a “silent battle” after discovering she had an undisclosed congenital defect affecting her heart and lungs. “What started as something asymptomatic for the majority of my life turned into a lingering cough, which turned to chest pains, bouts of coughing up blood, then at times struggling to breathe,” she wrote. The post, which included images of her post-surgery, came just weeks after she won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.
According to the outlet, Yai is expected to make a full recovery.
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