Reporter’s Gibberish May Signal Stroke on Live TV
- Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:41am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Initially, the video caused some to chuckle. But now it may show the moments a reporter had a stroke on live TV.
Last night, CBS 2 News (Los Angeles) reporter Serene Branson was reporting live from the Grammy Awards. While explaining her report, however, her speech quickly degenerated into slurred words and gibberish.
“‘Well, a very, very heavy burtation tonight,’ she starts to say, but her words quickly melt into indecipherable sounds,” the New York Daily News reports. “She struggles to speak for nearly 10 seconds before the video cuts away to pre-recorded Grammy coverage.”
According to the Sun, Branson was taken to the hospital after the report and may have suffered a stroke. The Daily News notes that in the past she has received two Emmy nominations.
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Comments (269)
Warphead
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:06amI heard a radio reporter out of Florida having the same problem a few weeks ago. About 15 minutes later he was back on the air with no apparent problem. I think maybe he was having what’s called a mini stroke. I hope this is all this poor girl was having. A wake-up call to get appropriate treatment before anything really serious occurs. We should pray for her.
Report Post »Marty
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:30amI remember that! On 970 wfla.
Report Post »cymbalic
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 5:06pmThat was Martin Giles. He did not return to the air and has not been on the radio since that episode.
Report Post »Pezman
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:06amMan. There aren‘t that many things I’ll actually pray on, but this is certainly one of them. Hoping she’s OK.
Report Post »Hugie 59 PA
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:05amWe hope and pray she will be all right!
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:04amCute gal….hope they got to her in time…..strokes are NO FUN !!!
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:03amMay God be with her and help her have a swift and total recovery.
Report Post »butchcoolidge
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:03amSad, very sad…
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:02amA stroke is horrible. I was with my mother when she had one. The saddest part was watching her try to carry on like everything was ok. It wasn’t. She lost the use of her right side and never spoke anything but gibberish until the day she died twelve years later. Twelve years of living hell for her. That reporter woman is young. I pray that she’ll be ok. I pray the lord to let her go if she won’t.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:00amForgot to add that’s pretty bad when people make fun of something that is so obviously not right.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:59amWow, that was pretty bad.
Report Post »home_of_the_brave
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:59amThis was the second time this week we’ve seen someone stroke out on live TV. Remember Pivens little brain freeze the other day when talking about Glenn’s followers threatening her then the blank stare. This one seems minor like a TIA but pray its nothing serious.
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:06amFrances Fox Piven did not have a “brain freeze,”
That was a “Maxine Waters’ moment”…
Report Post »Oops! I said too much! Now they know our secret socialist/Marxist plans!
Raven53
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:58amPoor kid, I pray she’s alright. Its unbelievable how common strokes are now a days. And in young people to boot,
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:55amMy father had a small stroke this summer and temporarily just couldn’t speak. My prayers with are with this woman…. you can see the fear in her eyes. I hope she’s okay and recovers.
Report Post »2gether
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 12:18pmMy father had a stroke and never regained his speech. It is a devastating thing to happen to anyone. The individual understands and wants to verbalize but either nothing comes out or what comes out is gibberish. It is sad and is far from a political exploit posting such an event. It should be shown and people should recognize the event as serious and needing immediate medical attention. I pray for her and her family. She has youth on her side.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:55am.
Report Post »She looks too young to have a stroke, but a couple we know, their son at 12 had a stroke. He is doing better but will never be the same kid he was.
RightUnite
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:02amStrokes unfortunately know no age.
Report Post »ctmarlin
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:54amThat happened to me 2yrs ago. It was a left temporal stroke. And I still will sometimes just stop mid sentance. I hope she has a speedy recovery. And has no residual effects.
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:54amWow. Praying for her.
Silversmith
Report Post »TheNewCivility
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:53amHopefully, she spoke with a medical professional shortly afterward.
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 11:56amI would say that she was rushed to the nearest hospital. Hopefully they got to her and treated it in time to minimize the effects of it.
Report Post »Christian Kalgaard
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:53amPoor thing.
You know the godless lefties are laughing though, the empathy-less commies that they are.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:18amI see that there are some laughs on sites, but not “leftie” that I saw. This doesn’t appear a political issue and shame on anyone who makes it such-a low-reach exploitation.
Report Post »bart033
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:21amthats the best you have about the left. im sure someone of your intelligence could do better. are you sure we are commies, fascists, or socialists? please make up your mind
Report Post »Publius V
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 11:25amLeft or Right, this video is in bad taste and should be taken down immediately. What purpose is it serving?
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 11:45amPublius V
Report Post »One purpose it may serve is to help others recognize the symptoms in someone else if they see them. I for one have never seen anyone have a stroke, but having seen this clip, if I saw this happen to someone now, I would get them medical attention immediately just in case.
I wish her a speedy recovery.
EqualJustice
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 11:57amIt was broadcast live and rather than have idiots make fun of her, I think it’s a good thing to explain what actually happened to her. This is not “in bad taste” and it IS serving a purpose. Prayer can be a powerful thing, so pray for her to recover.
Report Post »middleclassprophet
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:30pm-Christian Kalgaard-
What an ignorant comment to make.
Report Post »mrsclark
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:53amThat’s terrible, you could see the fear in her eyes when it started! Pray that she is well.
Marylou7
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:54amAmen.
Report Post »4areason
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:53amGod be with Serene and her family.
Report Post »angelcat
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:52amI hope she has a speedy recovery, and that some of the immature don’t resort to joking about her misfortune. There is nothing funny about a stroke.
Report Post »Eaglesnest
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:33pmI could not agree more, my heart goes out to this young lady.
Report Post »RetiredMarine
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 3:30pmAgreed angelcat. I am 27 and I had a TIA, minor stroke, back in 08 when I was only 25…the scariest thing that I have ever had happened and I was in Iraq in 04-05…doesn’t even compare to combat something like that.
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:51amWow, poor lady. I hope all turns out for the best for her and her family.
Report Post »LifeProject2012
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:50amPainful to watch….
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 11:13amCheck out side effects of birth control pills- she is the ideal age for it.
middleclassprophet
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:30pm-Libertyluvnmomma-
That’s a h-u-g-e assumption on your part.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 5:01pmI didn’t diagnose the stroke. I am only pointing out a much ignored side effect.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 5:23pmIs the Blaze erasing posts?
Report Post »Star Spangled
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:50amWow , I hope she’s ok . .
Report Post »truthncharity
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:50amI hope she’ll be ok.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 2:06pmSounds like they quickly got her help .. being on camera may have actually gotten the help and attention she needed ..quickly. Praying for her recovery.
Report Post »mill
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 2:38pmProbably a good thing that it happened on air. That way, others paid attention, and she got immediate life saving attention.
Report Post »IMPOTUS
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 4:39pmShe’s so young and beautiful. I hope and pray she makes a full recovery on all levels.
Report Post »Silent_Majority
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:33pmI agree with Mill – if it had to happen it happening on air can be a good thing. I hope and pray she will be okay.
Report Post »Dexter Alarius
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:48amOMG. Praying for her good health.
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:03pmThis is so sad! A young woman of 30 having a stroke—and sadly she is on air! This is unreal and everyone needs to pray for her! The only thing on her side is she is young!
Report Post »Hugh Williams
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:08pmI hope she has a complete and swift recovery.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:16pmI don’t know why my comment was removed, all I said is that its scary because she is so young.
I wonder who actually spent the time reporting that comment…
tifosa
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:37pmThe whole first comment section was removed. Maybe as it started with a joke, doesn’t put theblaze in a very good light.
PubliusPencilman
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 2:00pmSo this person may be having a serious neurological episode, and The Blaze posts the video so we can watch it? How sick is that? Is this really the kind of journalism people are looking for?
And just so no one thinks I am being partisan here, the HuffPo picked up this story too. Frankly, its disgusting, not to mention incredibly embarrasing to this reporter, whether she had a stroke or not.
We should expect better.
DonWoods
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 2:13pmLet’s hope everthing turns out well. With strokes sometimes it just takes time to recover. We’ll be praying for her.
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 2:17pmI pray for her quick recovery.
Report Post »This is a video that may help others to recognize when someone is having a stroke in the future, so I think it is worth posting.
My brother had several“mini strokes” and we never realized what was happening. If I had seen this video before I might have recognized the symptoms and had him to the doctor avoiding the larger stroke that followed.
dquay
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 2:46pmGod bless her! I will be praying for her!
Report Post »Svt4Him
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 2:52pmIt looked like a moment from Bruce Almighty.
But she didn’[t have a stroke, her vitals were fine and she went home with her friends, which means there is 0% chance of that being a stroke. Then the question is what happened…well you can decide for yourself.
Theleftisda
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 3:02pmPubliusPencilman
Report Post »Maybe they wanted us to pray for her,.did you think about that?
Theleftisda
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 3:08pmJust to let everyone know she is doing fine and at home resting,her speech is back
Report Post »STICK2URGUNS
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 3:22pmPraying for her and her family…………
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 3:35pmLooks like a stroke to me. That’s one of the first signs is slurred speech.
Report Post »arx
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 4:03pmpubliuspencilneck. If you disike this site so much, why are you always here? Did you watch the clip? Can you spell sadomasochistic hypocrite? If you didn’t watch it, how can you opine?
I hope and pray she is ok.
Report Post »TikeSissy
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 4:36pmYou can tell by the look on her face something was very wrong. From smiling to confused.
Report Post »Wish her well.
PubliusPencilman
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 5:32pmWow. I didn’t quite expect my comments to be so controversial. Arx, to answer your question, I did watch the clip, but afterwards I wish I didn’t.
Report Post »TheLeftisDA, I don’t think you actually have to watch her have a breakdown to pray for her health. That may be the point of the story, but the clip is excessive. It plays to our worst natures.
presley311
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:56pmMy prayers go out to her and her family. Lost my dad to a stroke when he was only 45. Then 1 year later my best man had a full stroke at the age of 27.
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:48pm@Pencil, If you don’t have something intelligent to say, please just shut up. Enough already, please go away.
Report Post »Svt4Him
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:04pmOK, talked to my wife who says it’s probably a TIA, which means it has the potential to become a stroke. Now I feel bad for making fun of her.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:16pmPubliusPencilman, in a way I agree with you, but if you look at the posts here it’s mostly people offering sympathy and prayers. More people praying for her certainly isn’t a bad thing.
Report Post »corbecket
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:54pmPubliuspencilman,
You’re not really serious, are you? This has nothing to do with “our worse natures”. It’s reality TV at its best. Is it instructive? Is it reality? Does it raise the public’s awareness of strokes?
The answer is yes to all three. The reporter never intended for her broadcast to be a public health segment, but it turned out that way. There is no shame in a stroke as it was not likely to have been her fault.
I can remember that, when I had my stroke, the thought running through what was left of my mind was, “This is remarkably incovenient”. No pain, no confusion. Just part of the system came offline, that had never come offline before.
You don’t need to be protective. The victim gets that way naturally. As I recall, President Wilson had very similar symptoms during a speech when he had his stroke. Of course, we weren’t around to see it, but this lady provides an almost classic display of a TIA/Stroke affecting the speech center while it was in progress.
The difference between Wilson and this reporter, is that there are some great therapies that can prevent or treat strokes that weren’t around back then. Think of it, man has been knocking around on the Earth for a bazillion years, and only in the last 50 have we had the ability to counter that which kills plenty of us.
Clot busters, Coumadin/Warfarin, Lovanox. It‘s all good when you’re battling the alternative. Sounds like she came off without any permanent damage, though she’ll no doubt be going through what will hopefully be life changing modifications. We play the hand we’re dealt, and the more knowledge we have re. the threats facing us, the better chance we have of surviving for an extended period and dying of something really interesting after a long life. So don’t get outraged, without being invited by the reporter. She may feel completely different about the publicity than you do.
Report Post »lana720
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:00amThis is so sad.
Report Post »I was so angry this afternoon. Our local radio people after Glenn and Rush here in Kansas City said Glenn bad mouthed and made fun of this poor girl!!! I happened to hear Glenn play the clip and how compassionate he and his staff were to her situation. I am still beyond irritated that they said that!
Glenn, you need to take on Shanin and Parks on this – slander, purely and simply!
colonial10
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 1:54amNothing to laugh at here. Quick recovery for her.
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 4:05amStroke, like many other things come without warning. December 11 , 2010 II suffered a stroke while in church, which isn‘t to good since I’m the pastor and preacher. I felt great but suddenly without any warning signs my right side went completely limp and I lost all ability to speak. Fortunately medical help was received within a few minutes and Iinn spite of my age, 72, I’m now completely recovered without any side effects. My heart goes out to Serene Branson and she is in my prayers. Hopefully her recovery will be rapid and complete as mine. Serene, may God bless and restore you to good health. He is the “Great Physician”, Trust Him !
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 7:08amHow awful. I hope she makes a full recovery so she can get on with her life.
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:17amPubliusPencilman So this person may be having a serious neurological episode, and The Blaze posts the video so we can watch it? How sick is that? Is this really the kind of journalism people are looking for?
Shut up stupid.
Report Post »Michael Vick
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:31amscary. I hope she’s okay.
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