Actress Evangeline Lilly revealed she has sustained brain damage and decreased cognitive function following a traumatic brain injury from a fall in Hawaii in May 2025. Medical scans indicate that nearly every area of her brain is functioning at a reduced capacity. Lilly described the recovery process as 'hard work' but expressed gratitude for the forced slowdown, noting it led to her most restful Christmas in 14 years. She is working with doctors to understand and address her condition.