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Daily Mirror
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Mollie Quirk

Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert, 59, reveals agonising hospital dash

Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert has spoken out about how she was forced to make a hospital dash earlier this week after enduring a painful health issue.

The 59-year-old actress - who shot to fame in the 70s - has told fans of how she spent the night in hospital in New York on Thursday (May 25), which came after she suffered a painful insect bite that soon developed into an abscess and cellulitis.

Taking to Instagram to address the scary and agonising incident, the Laura Ingalls star candidly shared a snap of her hand with an IV drip in it, as well as a snap of her swollen bite.

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