“Harry Potter” actress Miriam Margolyes has been left unable to walk due to a worsening spinal condition.
Margolies, 83, recently spoke to Closer Magazine about her struggle with spinal stenosis, a condition that causes the spinal canal to narrow.
“I have difficulty walking and I am registered as disabled,” she told the outlet. Per person“I use all kinds of assistive devices. I have two canes and a walker and it’s very boring. But I have a mobility scooter and it’s a lot of fun.”
“It’s like having a new toy,” she adds enthusiastically. “It has a basket, which makes it really convenient for shopping, and it’s a lot of fun to drive around in.”
according to Mayo Clinic, Spinal stenosis “puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves,” which can result in “pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness.”
Margolyes, who played Professor Pomona Sprout in the Wizarding World movies, was also diagnosed with osteoporosis. underwent major heart surgery Last year I had surgery to replace my aortic valve.
Though her health appears to be deteriorating, the actress She told British Vogue in June 2023. She is no longer afraid of death.
“When you’re young, you don’t think about death. You basically just think about the next sex you’re going to have,” she joked. “I think about death a lot.”
“I can’t help but be aware that the time ahead of me is shorter than the time in front of me,” she added. “I’m still living on the run, and I’m open to new experiences, but I’m very conscious that there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.”
Margolies has accepted her death but worries that her money will run out before her time is up.
“I’m worried that I’ll end up paralyzed or that whatever happens to me, there won’t be enough money to pay my caregivers,” she said. Radio Times last week.
“I’m saving up so I can pay someone to look after me and my partner,” she continued. “We don’t have children so we need to make sure we’re being looked after in the way that we’re used to.”
Margolyes has been with her partner Heather Sutherland since 1968, two years after she came out as a lesbian.
