It’s one of the most stressful jobs you can have.  A news reporter, going live at an event, ready to make an introduction.  Then all of a sudden your tongue gets tied.  In the case of Los Angeles reporter Serene Branson, your tongue gets epically tied and you become the star of a viral video.  A lot of people got a lot of laughs out of the video, but not me.  To me, what Branson suffered may have been a transient ischemic attack, or TIA, which is another word for a type of stroke.  Here’s the video; hopefully it won’t get pulled anytime soon.

According to KCBS, Branson’s employer, what I kind of feel is a televised stroke is actually a case of epic nerves.  She didn’t suffer a brain trauma, she just made a mistake.

“Serene Branson was examined by paramedics on scene immediately after her broadcast,” said a statement issued by the station. “Her vital signs were normal.  She was not hospitalized.  As a precautionary measure, a colleague gave her a ride home and she says that she is feeling fine this morning.”

I’m not sure a brief examination by a paramedic is good enough in this case.  What she displayed is pretty textbook when it comes to symptoms of a mini-stroke, though to most people it’s just a tongue twister.  The verbal apraxia alone is a troublesome sign of a serious neurological disorder.  I just hope that she’s actually okay and was just worried, and that I’m worrying for nothing.

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