Since KCBS-TV reporter Serene Branson suffered an on-air migraine attack on live television last February, she’ s been learning how to take the good days with the bad— and has found a second act as a spokeswoman for the headache community.
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By Gary Cohen
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Since KCBS-TV reporter Serene Branson suffered an on-air migraine attack on live television last February, she’ s been learning how to take the good days with the bad— and has found a second act as a spokeswoman for the headache community.
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As the anchor in the studio went to Serene Branson for a live update about the 2011 Grammy Awards, everything seemed normal. The Los Angeles reporter smiled, look confidently into the camera and began to report just as she had every handful of live shots she delivered over her 10-year career in broadcast journalism. But this time, the words wouldn’ t come.“ Well a very, very heavy...” Branson began, trailing off into gibberish as her face dissolved into fear and panic. In the days that followed and the video of her attack went viral across the Web, many speculated she had suffered a stroke. But Branson’ s doctors at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center told her she had suffered a migraine with aura, often accompanied by the slurred speech Branson experienced. In an exclusive interview a year after the episode, Branson talks with Head Wise about moving on, learning to say no and a newfound appreciation for the close relationships in her life.