HAHAHA reporter from grammys messed up bad. funny

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Eli

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Wow. That's actually really crazy. The fear in her eyes is really intense, but she keeps amazing composure. I inferred that her last line was supposed to be something like, "Let's go to those clips now, okay? *nods*"

lol
 

CrazyHelloDeli

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Well, a very very heav-ay, ah, heavy, duh, pertation tonight, we had a very dairs, daireson... byt, let's go to taras traision lshjubit, hedthuhpit.
 

n7

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Stroke sounds about right.

Kinda messed up; hope she's alright.
 

highland145

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it'd probably still be funny.
+1 for honesty.

Have had something similar to TIAs (later attributed to migraines). Didn't find them very funny.

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is an episode in which a person has stroke -like symptoms for up to 1-2 hours.
A TIA is often considered a warning sign that a true stroke may happen in the future if something is not done to prevent it.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is caused by temporary disturbance of blood supply to an area of the brain, which results in a sudden, brief decrease in brain function. (A decrease in brain function is called a neurologic deficit.)
A TIA is different than a stroke. Unlike from a stroke, a TIA does not cause brain tissue to die. The symptoms of TIAs do not last as long as a stroke and do not show changes on CT or MRI scans. (Strokes usually show changes on such tests.)
The temporary loss of blood flow to the brain can be caused by:

  • Blood clot within an artery of the brain
  • Blood clot that travels to the brain from somewhere else in the body (for example, the heart)
  • Injury to blood vessels
  • Narrowing of a blood vessel in the brain or leading to the brain
For instance, the temporary disruption in blood flow could be due to a blood clot that occurs and then dissolves. The blockage breaks up quickly and dissolves.
 

bobdole369

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Just because it was a stroke doesn't change that its funny. I do hope she gets everything checked out. It sure does look like a stroke........
 

BoomerD

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Update:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecu...anson-on-her-migraine-induced-grammy-incident

TV Reporter Serene Branson on her migraine-induced Grammy incident

After CBS correspondent Serene Branson's frightening on-air lapse into slurred and incomprehensible speech during a post-Grammy newscast Sunday night, neurologists offered an array of potential diagnoses. Was it a stroke? An epileptic seizure? Or the isolated "mini-stroke" episode known as a transient ischemic attack?

None of the above. It turns out that Branson suffered a "migraine aura"--a speech and sensory-impairing side effect of certain severe headaches--according to Dr. Andrew Charles, director of UCLA's Headache Research and Treatment Program, who treated the Emmy-nominated entertainment reporter following the unfortunate episode.

"She has no residual symptoms. I expect this not to be a significant problem for her moving forward," Charles told the Los Angeles Times.

Branson, who works for a local Los Angeles CBS affiliate, appeared on Friday's CBS "Early Show" in the first TV interview she's given since the Grammys broadcast. You can watch the video below: <see link>

"I knew something wasn't right as soon as I opened my mouth," Branson told "Early Show" co-host Erica Hill. "I hadn't been feeling well a little bit before the live shot. I had a headache, my vision was very blurry. I knew something wasn't right, but I just thought I was tired. So when I opened my mouth, I thought, 'This is more than just being tired. Something is terribly wrong.' I wanted to say, 'Lady Antebellum swept the Grammys.' And I could think of the words, but I could not get them coming out properly."


Strange. I'm glad to hear it wasn't a stroke, but "migraine-caused?" I've suffered with migraines for more than 50 years and (fortunately) never experienced anything like that...
 

Mr. Lennon

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I didn't laugh because that's what happens to my gf when she gets a panic attack. Those are definitely not funny. I really felt bad for her.
 

Ninjahedge

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Usually only people who are insecure about themselves are ones that find something like this funny.

If this was someone that would laugh at something similar, or who, in their lifetime, was known for making fun of people who had trouble speaking, the irony would be exquisite.

But it isn't.

This is someone in full awareness of what is going on. She is being tortured and you guys laugh at her misery. Extremely uncool.


As for the reason, I thought it was a stroke too. I am glad i was just a seisure/migraine type thing and that she recovered. I am hoping that she can take some medication that will help reduce the chance of this in the future.

It would be horrible for her carrer to be ruined because of this unlucky medical coincidence (the attack happening when she was on air).