LOLA Pearce’s days in Albert Square are numbered while her tear-jerking brain tumour battle continues.
The EastEnders character played by departing actress Danielle Harold makes a tough decision about her illness next week.
Lola was diagnosed with a brain tumour
She recently underwent brain surgery
But the operation was unsuccessful
Lola was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in recent scenes of the BBC One soap after suffering from migraines for weeks.
Coming up, she gets ready for her first radiotherapy appointment after her brain surgery was unsuccessful.
But while her closest friends and her partner Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) all know about her prognosis, Lola is still keeping it a secret from her young daughter Lexi.
While Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) takes her to her appointment, clearly struggling to cope, Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) doesn’t feel comfortable with keeping Lexi in the dark.
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Jay, Billy and Ben all encourage Lola to come clean to Lexi about still having cancer but the young mother snaps and storms off.
Ben follows her, pressuring her to tell Lexi the truth as he knows she will eventually pick up on it.
And the mechanic isn’t wrong.
A suspicious Lexi (Isabella Brown) is unsettled when a letter arrives for Lola and she takes it to read.
Lola then gets an alarming call, warning her Lexi never showed up to school.
The ten-year-old is eventually found in the park and Lexi shows them the letter about Lola’s treatment, confirming she knows everything.
This prompts Lola to finally open up to her daughter – how will Lexi react?
Lola is also keeping her cancer battle a secret from fellow Walford residents.
Could they all find out that her health is on the line?
In later scenes, Lola tries to cheer Lexi up and takes her out for the day.
But she worries the girl may be angry at her at The Vic.
To make matters worse, Janine Butcher has some harsh words about Lola’s parenting and doesn’t let her off the hook.
Lola tries to defend herself but could she be backed into a corner?
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How will she cope with her declining health?
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She also has to come clean to her daughter Lexi
Lola kept the truth about her prognosis a secret from her
