Reporter has possible stroke on live on air

Detroit_Waves · 17 Feb 2011 at 19:42

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/...n-suffers-possible-stroke-on-live-tv-12912897

I was actually watching this live, and at the time, we just thought she was taking the michael and laughed at it. It wasnt until the following morning, other news channels were saying she had a stroke, and watched it back. Its pretty terrifying, as about half way through, you can see the look in her eyes where she almost realises she isnt saying what she thinks she is saying.

Took me a while to post it up, as CBS kept taking all the videos down of it online. CBS are saying she is fine, and she is saying it was just nerves...

Either way...always worrying!

Tom0 · 17 Feb 2011 at 19:47

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12433045

Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt!!!

..This is the old news thread right?

DBT85 · 17 Feb 2011 at 19:51

Wow that sounded really bad. I cant imagine how it must feel to be able to speak normally one second and then seconds later sound like, in fairness, an utter drivelling fool.

Morgoth · 17 Feb 2011 at 19:55

She's fine, there isn't a fire burning through her head.

Nexus · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:04

I'm really lost for words on this....

An ABC Reporter supposedly suffers a stroke live on air... so what better way to treat your colleague than to make it a news story so that it can be repeated over around the world..

To further add to this silly news report, they don't even know what her condition is or whether it's a stroke!

Ridiculous... it could be anything that's wrong with her... even just a case of nerves.

Viper² · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:06

Nexus said:
I'm really lost for words on this....

An ABC Reporter supposedly suffers a stroke live on air... so what better way to treat your colleague than to make it a news story so that it can be repeated over around the world..

To further add to this silly news report, they don't even know what her condition is or whether it's a stroke!

Ridiculous... it could be anything that's wrong with her... even just a case of nerves.

ABC isn't CBS.

DJMK4 · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:08

Could be medical issues

danza · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:11

??

dowie · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:12

Nexus said:
To further add to this silly news report, they don't even know what her condition is or whether it's a stroke!

It wasn't a stroke.

Ridiculous... it could be anything that's wrong with her... even just a case of nerves.

It basically was just this tbh...

hawker1986 · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:15

She would seem to have expressive dysphasia, which can be a symptom of a stroke, but it wont be a big one if thats the only affect its had, theyre are other causes too obviously. Basically we cant do much except speculate, but she doesnt look very old, would be strange for her to have a stroke, unless theres something odd going on.

Hawker

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:20

Thread title doesn't mean what I thought it meant

Biohazard · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:20

Watch the ABC news vid on Prince William and Kate.

You could come away believing she grew up on a council estate nearly...

BigglesPiP · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:22

Nothing happened! I want my 33 seconds back.

Detroit_Waves · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:28

Tom0 said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12433045

Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt!!!

..This is the old news thread right?

I wouldnt exactly call 3 days old news...however, like I said...I would have posted it earlier if CBS didnt keep taking down all the linked videos!

dowie · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:37

hawker1986 said:
She would seem to have expressive dysphasia, which can be a symptom of a stroke, but it wont be a big one if thats the only affect its had, theyre are other causes too obviously. Basically we cant do much except speculate, but she doesnt look very old, would be strange for her to have a stroke, unless theres something odd going on.

Hawker

She was examined by medics at the time - she didn't have a stroke - - there isn't any need for speculation at all - she's simply incompetent as a reporter.

Monkeymatt · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:43

Personally I think she had spent too long out of the kitchen and so started to feel ill, give her some cooking, cleaning and ironing and she will be fine.

hawker1986 · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:44

dowie said:
She was examined by medics at the time - she didn't have a stroke - - there isn't any need for speculation at all - she's simply incompetent as a reporter.

TBH unless she got better or had some imaging no medic can tell you shes not had a stroke on a clinical basis. And since no one has said either of those its possible, unless they have in which case ill happily go along with that, but noones posted that that I saw.

dowie · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:45

Link me a story where they've verified she's had a stroke.

hawker1986 · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:46

Theres been no conclusion either way has there? Link me to one where it says she hasnt

Detroit_Waves · 17 Feb 2011 at 20:46

dowie said:
she's simply incompetent as a reporter.

Ah yes...this must be it! Im sure its her complete incompetence that got her the job at CBS in the first place.

From what I understand, she was taken to a local hospital who cleared her of having a stroke. Thankfully Im sure...however...that doesnt mean that there wasnt something else going on here, whether serious or not.

I hope if it ever happens to you, people dont just tell you to get back on with your job and stop being so incompetent.