Lenna Gunning-Williams has announced she is recovering after undergoing neurosurgery.The Tottenham Hotspur Women’s forward shared pictures from her hospital bed in an emotional post following the operation.Gunning-Williams has revealed she is recovering after undergoing neurosurgeryInstagram / @lennagwTaking to Instagram, Gunning-Williams confirmed it followed previous a medical diagnosis.Her club also shared a message on social media as they showed their support for the 21-year-old.In a post on X, Spurs wrote: “We can confirm that Lenna Gunning-Williams has successfully undergone surgery following a medical diagnosis. We’re all with you, Lenna.”Meanwhile, Gunning-Williams provided an update for her followers on Instagram.Gunning-Williams statementAlongside pictures from her hospital bed as well as her family visiting her, she revealed she is now recovering following neurosurgery.The England under-23 international said: “So… last week I underwent major neurosurgery.“This was because of a condition that I was made aware of a few years back but it didn’t impact me until recent times.“As scary as the thought of having brain surgery is, the inevitable outcomes if I didn’t were much more daunting to myself and my family, so in actual fact it was easy to go ahead with this decision.“There are some things that are just bigger than football, and this was definitely one of them, this was about the quality of my whole life, far beyond my career.“It is so so important that you listen to your body when it is trying to tell you something, your health has to be your top priority in life regardless of any external factors or pressures that you may have!”Gunning-Williams made 19 appearances in all competitions for Spurs last seasonGettyThe Spurs forward provided an update for her followers on social media from hospitalInstagram / @lennagwShe continued: “I want to give the biggest of thank yous to Spurs.“The medical team, the staff and all my teammates for completely supporting me pre and post surgery.“Feeling so much love and support from you all has genuinely made this whole process a little bit easier, and I’m entirely grateful for you all.”Gunning-Williams is now focusing on her recovery ahead of a return to the pitch in the future.She concluded: “This is going to be a gradual and patient recovery process, filled with a rollercoaster of high and low moments, but I’m ready to allow my body and mind all the time it needs to completely heal so that I can be back with my girlies on the pitch again!!!”“At least I’ve got the World Cup to binge whilst I’m at home MWHAHAHA. Anyways, big love. Lenna.”Gunning-Williams explained the surgery followed a previous medical diagnosisInstagram / @lennagwGunning-Williams made 19 appearances across all competitions for Spurs last season.She scored once across those outings, finding the net against Leicester City in the Women’s FA Cup.