An Oklahoma news anchor who suffered a partial stroke during a live news segment shared the confusing text message she sent her husband before the event.
Julie Chin—an anchor for Oklahoma NBC news affiliate KJRH—spoke with Today about the before and after of the alarming moment viewers witnessed live on the Saturday morning broadcast.
In the video that went viral, Chin can be seen repeating and stumbling over her words before apologizing and sending the segment over to the show's meteorologist.
You can see Chin's Today segment here:
\u201cAnchor Julie Chin speaks out after having the 'beginnings of stroke' on live TV.\u201d— TODAY (@TODAY) 1662556617
Chin went to the hospital later and on Sunday, she shared a Facebook post explaining doctors determined she had suffered the beginnings of a stroke.
Chin shared the jumbled text she sent her husband on Today , which read:
“I need help."
"Something is not Run today."
"My work won’t work is working my help my."
She said it was evidence of her state of mind:
“I never send messages like that, obviously."
"That just shows my state of mind that morning."
"I just couldn’t put any words together as hard as I tried.”
Twitter users shared their well wishes for Chin.
\u201c@TODAYshow Glad She's Okay\u201d— TODAY (@TODAY) 1662556617
\u201c@TODAYshow I usually consider myself to be a pretty tough guy. But I can't watch that again, as it makes me feel sad for her. I'm glad she turned out ok.\ud83d\ude03\u201d— TODAY (@TODAY) 1662556617
\u201c#strokesymptoms be aware \ud83e\udde0\ud83e\uddd0\ud83e\udde0\u201d— Brandi L Zabsonre (Harvey) (@Brandi L Zabsonre (Harvey)) 1662558771
\u201cForgetfulness is associated to stroke.\n10:39PM Wed, September 07, 2022\n#gila #mental_illness #hantu #ghosts\u201d— Donald Sitompul (@Donald Sitompul) 1662565199
Today also shared the BE FAST acronym to help people recognize when they may be having a stroke:
- Balance off
- Eyes Blurry
- Facial Drooping
- Arm Weak or Numb
- Speech Difficult
- Time to call 911
\u201c@TODAYshow Faster acronym, use the letters in F.A.S.T to spot Stroke\n\nF = Face Drooping \u2013 or is it numb? Is the smile uneven?\nA = Arm Weakness \u2013 one arm weak or numb? Does one arm drift downward?\nS = Speech Difficulty \u2013 slurred?\nT = note the Time, and call 911\n\nhttps://t.co/S1By086VTN\u201d— TODAY (@TODAY) 1662556617
Chin told Today she plans on returning to work soon.
She hopes to use her experience to spread awareness about strokes.
