Former Disney Channel Star Reveals Her Harrowing Medical Journey
Former Disney Channel star Kirsten Storms has revealed that she will have to undergo brain surgery after suffering from an aneurysm.
While Storms is perhaps best known these days for playing Maxie Jones on ABC’s General Hospital, for a generation of fans, she will always be synonymous with the Disney Channel.
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Storms got her Disney Channel start at the age of 7 when she starred in Disney’s Sing Me a Story With Bell, which was filmed at the Disney-MGM Studios.
Later, she would play the titular character in the Disney Channel original movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century and its two sequels. At the time, Zenon was the highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie ever.
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After Zenon, Storms would play Emily Pritchard in Johnny Tsunami and voice Bonnie Rockwaller in Kim Possible.
Storm Reveals Her Medical Scare
In a lengthy Instagram post, Storms revealed that she underwent surgery to remove a brain cyst in 2021.
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This January, she got another scan done, after having “symptoms that doctors thought could have been brain-related.”
During the scan, doctors found an aneurysm on the right side of her brain.
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“When I say that I was shocked when the doctors told me they found an aneurysm on the right side of my brain… welp, I basically launched into a standup comedy routine,” she wrote.
Lifestyle Changes
During this time in her medical journey, Storms has taken a leave from General Hospital. She has also made some lifestyle changes.
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“Since the January scan showed a new, but *very small*, squatter (aka cyst) on my brain stem – it was clear I needed [to] change some things in my life asap,” she wrote. “For my own personal reasons, no longer living in Los Angeles was very important to me. The biggest reason for the move was [my daughter] Harper, but a lot of it was for my physical and mental health.”
Nevertheless, the actress hopes to be back on the soap opera later this year.
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