There have been some not-so-obvious and some glaring signs that Dawn
Taylor (Olivia Bromley) is headed for some kind of breakdown over Evan’s illness in Emmerdale.
The glaring was her alluding to wanting to turn back to drugs to make the
pain and angst go away – she even resorted to drinking in the middle of the day in a bid to block out the truth.
The more subtle signs saw her check a little more often than she should that the children weren’t carrying germs, and staying at the hospital every day as a concerned mother would, but in truth it was in part not wanting to leave and bring back bugs that could kill her son.
In fairness to her she’s had good reason to be afraid, with Evan catching a fever which turned into an infection and threatened his survival chances.
