Marlon Dingle will be rushed to hospital next week on Emmerdale as his health takes a nasty turn.
It comes just after he returns home this week following his stroke, though an incident with daughter April makes him sadly start to believe he's making his family's lives too difficult.
Rhona is happy to return to work next week after deciding that they need the extra money as Marlon is currently unable to work due to his condition.
However, Moira is quick to realise that Rhona is very distracted - and soon discovers that her concerns were valid.
But Rhona's bad week is about to turn even worse as Marlon stifles a worrying cough and the vet is nervous about leaving Marlon by himself at home.
Determined to have a good day, Rhona leaves Marlon in the hands of her mother - who allows Bear to take him on a visit to the allotment.
However, once he's there, Marlon coughing becomes even worse and Liam takes note, suggesting that he drive him to the hospital.
Bear is horrified by how the day has turned out and Rhona ends up panicking when he reveals how Marlon has been taken to the hospital.
Rhona is furious at her mother for letting Marlon out and is sick with worry when she learns at the hospital that Marlon has developed aspiration pneumonia.
Marlon is fitted with a breathing mask and his coughing worsens. As he looks at Rhona, he realises that his condition is worse than she's letting on as she attempts to mask her concern.
The couple are left heartbroken when the doctor tells them that Marlon's rehabilitation progress will most likely regress.
Elsewhere, Paddy is shocked when he hears his dad Bear blame himself for Marlon's current condition...
*Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7pm on ITV, with hour-long episodes on Thursdays
