Emmerdale's Shocking Revelation _ Jacob Gallagher Unearths Eric Pollard's Secret

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00:00 Emmerdale's Jacob Gallagher makes discovery over Eric Pollard.

00:04 He finds a shocking medical report.

00:06 Jacob Gallagher has made a shocking discovery about grandfather Eric Pollard in Emmerdale.

00:11 Pollard was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a chronic condition that impacts

00:16 both the motor and non-motor systems with a degenerative effect on the central nervous

00:21 system.

00:22 Rather than confide in his family and loved ones about his diagnosis, Eric swore Mandy

00:27 Dingle to secrecy once she found out and insisted he wanted to face his future all alone.

00:33 In Tuesday's episode, Eric went so far as to break up with his girlfriend Brenda Walker

00:38 because he was trying to protect her from what was to come.

00:41 Eric was supported by Mandy during his consultation, though they agreed not to talk about the situation

00:46 with Brenda.

00:48 In the meeting with his doctor, Eric put on a brave face when told tests confirmed he

00:52 does have Parkinson's disease.

00:55 The doctor explained to Eric that, because the disease was diagnosed early, they will

00:59 have more treatment options to help make his symptoms more manageable.

01:03 "Some might be more challenging than others, some you might not get at all," the doctor

01:07 said.

01:09 Following his consultation, Mandy once again encouraged Eric to share what he was going

01:13 through with Brenda, yet he flatly refused.

01:16 "I don't want to be a burden to anyone, especially Brenda who I love dearly," Eric

01:21 insisted.

01:22 At home, he broke Brenda's heart by insisting there's never been anything right between

01:27 him because she couldn't compare to his former partners Val and Faith.

01:31 In the village, David shared with Victoria and Jacob that he knew something was going

01:35 on with Eric, though he couldn't quite figure out what it was.

01:39 "I reckon there's more to it," David suggested.

01:42 When Jacob soon turned up at the clinic for his next shift, he learned his grandfather

01:46 has Parkinson's disease when he found some paperwork about Eric's recent hospital visit.

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