A Tulsa, Oklahoma news anchor was having a stroke live on air and all she could think to say to her audience was:

“I’m sorry.”

This wouldn’t be the first time something crazy happened during a live TV newscast.

When the news anchors themselves become the news, that’s when it tends to get really interesting!

Sometimes the situations are tragic, like when two news choppers collided over the skies of Phoenix in 2007 while covering a police chase, or when reporter Alison Parker and her cameraman Adam Ward were gunned down mid-interview.

Things could have turned equally tragic for Julie Chin, but thankfully they didn’t.

Confusion and slurred speech are actually warning signs of a stroke. So when the reporter with NBC affiliate KJRH started to stutter and look confused, her colleagues immediately realized what was happening and called for help!

Julie must have felt embarrassed because in a Facebook post she made another round of apologies to everyone who watched her having a stroke during her live TV segment.

“The past few days are still a little bit of a mystery, but my doctors believe I had the beginnings of a stroke live on the air Saturday morning. Some of you witnessed it firsthand, and I’m so sorry that happened.”

A stroke, which is also known as a transient ischemic attack, occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked. Problem is, the signs can be so incredibly subtle that you might miss them!

“Most importantly I’ve learned that it’s not always obvious when someone has a stroke, and action is critical.”

But honestly, Julie has nothing to be sorry about – this is an important teaching lesson for all of us!

Seeing a stroke unfold is incredibly rare. A few years back, Canadian Stacey Yepes felt her entire left side start to droop while she was driving, so she pulled over and began to film a now-viral “stroke selfie” to educate others about what signs to look for.

This acronym can help you quickly identify the systems of a stroke: BE FAST.

• B.alance – sudden loss of balance
• E.yes – sudden loss of vision
• F.ace – facial droop
• A.rms – one arm drifts downward
• S.peech – confused/slurred
• T.ime & Terrible headache

And yes, that means you should BE FAST because time can mean the difference between being brain dead and making a full or partial recovery.

Oklahoma news anchor @JulieChin suffered the ‘beginnings of a stroke’ on live TV — but now, she’s feeling better and creating awareness about the early warning signs of a stroke. @SamBrockNBC has more on her story and she joins us live to talk about her experience. pic.twitter.com/nMyWfK807e

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 7, 2022

After undergoing various tests at the hospital, Julie’s doctors believe that she had “the beginnings of a stroke, but not a full stroke.”

“There are still lots of questions, and lots to follow up on, but the bottom line is I should be just fine.”

Watch the video below to see how Julie Chin reacts when she realizes she’s having a stroke.

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Source: Inside Edition, TODAY, Julie Chin, ABC7NY