Tracy is referred to the transplant clinic for a
specialist's opinion, but she later misses her appointment in favour of
attending Amy's violin recital, ignoring the important fact that her
daughter doesn't actually want her to attend.
Ken
and Amy are both furious with Tracy for turning up uninvited, but when
Tracy then heads home in a self-pitying state, there's a shocking turn
of events as she suddenly collapses out in the ginnel.
Kate Ford, who plays Tracy, explained: "Tracy
has only got the one kidney because when she was younger she took an
ecstasy tablet in a nightclub and had organ failure. The kidney she's
got is Samir's kidney. Tracy gets an
infection in her kidney, which means that she becomes very poorly as it
isn't functioning properly. She's been feeling pain for a while and
feeling tired but she's been taking her medication, so isn't overly
worried until she suddenly doubles over in agony in the flower shop. She
tries to make light of it when she's referred to the transplant clinic,
claiming as soon as she's ill, the doctors always presume it's her
kidney. But deep down I think she's more worried than she's letting on."
Discussing the aftermath of Tracy's
subsequent collapse, Ford confirmed: "Well she doesn't die! I think for
Tracy the only positive that comes out of it is that she hopes it will
bring her and Amy back together. But Amy is quite a tough cookie and she
doesn't come to the hospital to see her, even though Tracy is on her
deathbed. That really affects Tracy. She's desperate to try to make
amends with Amy but it doesn't seem to work. She's
very lonely and very emotional when she's at the hospital. Robert
visits her and she's hopeful it means they have a future together, but
it's not going to be that simple. Especially with Amy, who Tracy fears
she may have lost forever."
Airs Friday, July 1st