Reporter Serene Branson made a name for herself on Sunday night when she became tongue-tied during a live report at the Grammy Awards. It was rumored that Branson’s slurred speech was due to a minor stroke, but after a week of meetings with doctors and neurologists, it was determined that Branson suffered from a complex migraine, which exhibits similar symptoms to a stroke. Branson gave a couple interviews this week and explained just how frightening it was to temporarily lose of her speech, vision, and feeling in her face and hands.
Branson said “I knew something wasn’t right as soon as I opened my mouth. 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.” Branson continued, saying that paramedics were called because she started to feel “wobbly” as well. “They sat me down immediately,” she said. “I dropped the microphone. Right after that, my cheek went numb, my hand went numb, my right hand went numb and I started to cry. I was scared. I didn’t know what had gone on and I was embarrassed and fearful. I was scared, nervous, confused, exhausted, and in an evening dress in the back of an ambulance.” Once she learned that her speech problem was news though, her only thought was “Gosh, I hope it doesn’t make it on YouTube.” Dear Internet, let this be proof that we’re all just horrible people. Branson, who has suffered from migraines in the past. is ready to go back to work.
