Posted: 20:36, September 5, 2022 | Updated: 22:47, September 5, 2022
An Oklahoma news anchor suffered a stroke on air, leaving her stumbling over her words and forced to stop the show Saturday morning.
Julie Chin of Tulsa NBC affiliate KJRH was delivering a story about NASA’s aborted Artemis-I launch when she suddenly found herself unable to say the words she was reading from her teleprompter.
Baffled and stammering, Chin tried to go through with the broadcast, but soon found herself completely unable to say her script out loud.
“Sorry, something’s going on with me this morning and I apologize to everyone,” he finally said, exiting the script and tossing the broadcast to the weather team, “Let’s go ahead and send it to meteorologist Annie. Coffee.’
Brown seamlessly took over the broadcast as Chin was heard trying to apologize off camera.
“Julie we love you so much, we love you so much,” Brown said with a laugh as her show cut off, “We all have those days,” Brown continued.
But it wasn’t just one of those days for Chin, who didn’t return to the airwaves after the weather report. Instead, colleagues in the newsroom called 9-11 and Chin was rushed to the hospital.
Chin appeared bewildered by herself as she suddenly couldn’t say the simple words she was reading from the teleprompter in front of her
Chin took to Facebook on Sunday night to explain that she was in good health and that the doctor believed she had suffered “the beginning of a stroke, but not a full stroke.”
“I’m happy to share that all my tests came back great. At this point the doctors think I had the beginnings of a stroke, but not a full stroke,” he wrote, “There are still a lot of questions and a lot to go on, but the bottom line is I should be fine. ‘
Chin explained that she had been feeling fine before the broadcast, but that her condition suddenly and rapidly worsened.
“The episode seemed to come out of nowhere. I felt great before our show. However, several minutes into our newscast, things started to happen. First, I lost partial vision in one eye. A little later my hand and arm went numb.’
“Then, I knew I was in big trouble when my mouth wouldn’t say the words that were right in front of me on the teleprompter. If you watched Saturday morning, you know how desperately I tried to steer the show forward, but the words just wouldn’t come out.”
Chin posted this photo of herself in the hospital while recovering from her stroke. He said he was fine and expected to return to work within days
She also thanked several of her colleagues who she said recognized what was happening and took action.
“I am so grateful for your quick action. I’ve always said I work for the best team and this is another reason,” he wrote.
Chin noted that while she was still in the hospital undergoing some tests, she planned to be back on camera in a few days.
“My dad jokes that this is the first extended period of time I’ve spent alone since my son was born, and he’s right,” she said.
Signs that you are having a stroke
With strokes time is of the essence – often the sooner you can seek treatment the less damage will be done to your brain. According to the CDC, if you suddenly notice any of the following, stop what you’re doing and get help right away: – Sudden numbness and weakness in the face, arms or legs. Often the numbness will be concentrated on one side of the body – Difficulty seeing with one or both of your eyes – Sudden confusion, difficulty speaking, communicating or understanding language – Sudden severe headache with no apparent cause – Sudden weakness, dizziness, loss of balance or inability to walk
