Previously, in a personal article for The New Yorker, Clarke disclosed that in 2011, she suffered “a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a life-threatening type of stroke, caused by bleeding into the space surrounding the brain.” She had a similar medical emergency in 2013, and in both cases, Clarke had to go into brain surgery afterward. Now, Clarke revealed to the BBC that the experiences have left her with “missing” parts of her brain. Clarke told the BBC’s Sunday Morning, via Variety, that “The amount of my brain that is no longer usable — it’s remarkable that I am able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally with absolutely no repercussions. I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that.” She described when she first saw scans of her brain post-incident, saying, “There’s quite a bit missing. Which always makes me laugh…” The 35-year-old went on to describe why this happened, explaining, “Strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn’t get blood for a second, it’s gone. So the blood finds a different route to get around, but then whatever bit is missing is therefore gone.” Clarke also touched on the brain aneurysm again, saying that it was “the most excruciating pain,” but she found it “incredibly helpful to have Game of Thrones sweep [her] up and give [her] that purpose” in the aftermath. After going through such a traumatic health scare, Clarke decided to start a charity called SameYou, which aims to create “the missing emotional & mental health services essential for brain injury & stroke survivors.” Next, Emilia Clarke Asked If She’ll Reprise Daenerys Targaryen Role in Future HBO Shows
