Oklahoma News Anchor Suffers 'Beginnings Of A Stroke' On Live TV

TULSA, OK — An Oklahoma news anchor is sharing her experience after she suffered the beginnings of a stroke during a live Saturday morning broadcast.

Julie Chin, anchor and reporter with NBC affiliate KJRH of Tulsa, was delivering a live report on the rescheduled launch of NASA's Artemis I when she suddenly appeared to struggle with her words.

"I’m sorry. Something is going on with me this morning and I apologize to everybody," Chin said before turning the broadcast over to meteorologist Anne Brown.

"Julie, we love you so much. We have those days," Brown said in support.

But it wasn't just one of "those days." A day later, Chin took to Facebook to update her viewers. She said her doctors believe she experienced the beginning of a stroke during her broadcast.

"The past few days are still a little bit of a mystery," Chin wrote. "The episode seemed to have come out of nowhere."

Chin continued, saying she felt great before the show; however, over the course of the broadcast, Chin partially lost vision in one eye, her hand and arm went numb and she could no longer speak the words on the teleprompter.

"If you were watching Saturday morning, you know how desperately I tried to steer the show forward, but the words just wouldn’t come," Chin wrote.

Chin's coworkers called 911, and she was taken to the hospital for testing.

"I’m glad to share that my tests have all come back great," Chin wrote. "There are still lots of questions and lots to follow up on, but the bottom line is I should be just fine."

A stroke happens when blood flow to an area of the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death for women in the United States, While a stroke can happen at any age, 1 in 5 women between the ages of 55 and 75 will have a stroke in their lifetime.

Women are also at greater risk of stroke than men, according to the CDC. Higher blood pressure, pregnancy, menopause, birth control medications and higher rates of depression all contribute to a woman's increased risk of stroke.

According to the American Stroke Association, use the letters in "FAST" to spot symptoms of a stroke.

• F = Face drooping: Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is the person's smile uneven?
• A = Arm Weakness: Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
• S = Speech Difficulty: Is speech slurred?
• T = Time to call 911.

Other stroke symptoms include confusion, trouble seeing in one or both eyes, trouble walking and severe headache.