Emmerdale spoilers: Moment Marlon Dingle suffers horrifying stroke revealed
LOVE triumphs for Rhona Goskirk and Marlon Dingle as the couple are ready to tie the knot.
But just as they are set on proposing to one another, the Emmerdale chef suffers a horrific stroke.
While some members of his family are unable to get along, amid a feud over The Woolpack, Marlon (played by Mark Charnock) has managed to find love again in the Dales, in the form of village vet Rhona (Zoe Henry).
After jumping through many hurdles, together or even at odds with each other, the pair are ready to take their relationship to the next level by proposing to one another.
In scenes due to air next week, the couple put their plans in motion and propose at the same time in a moment of pure joy.
Marlon dashes off to find the ring he left at Smithy, where he organised a party in honour of his other half.
Elated, he's soon troubled when his vision becomes impaired as he searches for the ring.
Marlon falls to the ground quickly after and realises he's suffering from a stroke.
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Disorientated and terrified, he clings onto consciousness and desperately tries to remember the F.A.S.T. acronym.
The latter warns all who see symptoms of a stroke (Facial weakness, Arm weakness and Speech problems) to call 999 immediately as acting FAST is more likely to give a person a chance to survive and recover from the ordeal.
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Noticing her father has been missing for a while, April (Amelia Flanagan) goes home to check on him and is alarmed by what she finds.
Marlon's consciousness is slowly fading as he barely recognises his own daughter rushing to help him.
April calls for an ambulance and Marlon is taken away.
Later on, Rhona is shaky and emotional as she gets Marlon ready for surgery.
Confused and frightened, Marlon tries to beg her to stay with him but is unable to speak.
Rhona is unable to cope and bolts out of the hospital room to hide her own breakdown.
While her partner's health hangs in balance, Rhona also has to deal with her estranged mother Mary making an unexpected arrival in the village.
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How will Marlon's stroke impact their relationship?
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV at 7:30pm.
