Like many people on social media, actress Gal Gadot usually chooses to share the high moments instead of the hard moments.

For example, when she announced the birth of her daughter, Ori, earlier this year, she conveniently left out a lot of major, and rather scary details.

Ori was born in February, 2024, but the birth announcement was on March 6th. In the announcement, which she posted on Instagram, Gadot shares a picture of herself with Ori in a hospital bed. She wrote in the caption, “The pregnancy was not easy and we made it through.You have brought so much light into our lives, living up to your name, Ori, which means ‘my light’ in Hebrew. Our hearts are full of gratitude.”

Nothing seems amiss there. A lot of pregnancies can be difficult, so there’s nothing too alarming by saying it “was not easy.”

Jump ahead in time to December 29, 2024, and Gadot finally decided to share the truth about her daughter’s birth and the scary and life-threatening circumstances surrounding it.

She again shared the news on Instagram, this time with a similar picture to the one in the birth announcement, but the caption was much longer and more detailed.

Gadot explained why she’s sharing what she’s about to share. She wrote, “This year has been one of profound challenges and deep reflections, and I’ve wrestled with how, or even if, to share a personal story. At the end, I decided to let my heart guide me. Perhaps this is my way of processing everything, of pulling back the curtain on the fragile reality behind the curated moments we share on social media. Most of all, I hope that by sharing, I can raise awareness and support others who may face something similar.”

Now for what happened. Gadot wrote, “In February, during my eighth month of pregnancy, I was diagnosed with a massive blood clot in my brain. For weeks, I had endured excruciating headaches that confined me to bed, until I finally underwent an MRI that revealed the terrifying truth. In one moment, my family and I were faced with how fragile life can be. It was a stark reminder of how quickly everything can change, and in the midst of a difficult year, all I wanted was to hold on and live.”

Thankfully everything worked out well for Gadot. She explained, “We rushed to the hospital, and within hours, I underwent emergency surgery. My daughter, Ori, was born during that moment of uncertainty and fear.”

Her daughter’s name was especially meaningful. She shared, “Her name, meaning ‘my light,’ wasn’t chosen by chance. Before the surgery, I told Jaron that when our daughter arrived, she would be the light waiting for me at the end of this tunnel.”

She went on to thank her doctors and to share how she’s doing now. She wrote, “I am fully healed and filled with gratitude for the life I’ve been given back.”

Gadot also shared a few stats about blot clots in pregnant women. She wrote, “I had no idea that 3 in 100,000 pregnant women in the 30s+ age group are diagnosed with CVT(develop a blood clot in the brain) .It’s so important to identify early because it’s treatable. While rare, it’s a possibility, and knowing it exists is the first step to addressing it.”

She hopes that by sharing her story it will raise awareness and possibly save someone else’s life.