Dr. Sandra Lee Had a Stroke

Introduction

Dr. Sandra Lee is a famous skin doctor. People call her Dr. Pimple Popper. She had a stroke in November. She was filming a TV show at that time.

Main Body

First, Dr. Lee felt hot. She felt sweaty and her leg hurt. The next morning, she woke up at her parents' house. She could not move the left side of her body. Her hand fell down. She also had trouble speaking. Her father told her to go to the hospital. Doctors did a brain scan. They found a blood clot in her brain. This is called an ischemic stroke. The clot stopped blood from reaching her brain. Some parts of her brain died. Dr. Lee was a doctor, but she was still very surprised.

Conclusion

Dr. Sandra Lee is getting better now. She is recovering from the stroke.

Vocabulary Learning

clot
A thick piece of blood that blocks a tube血塊
Example:The clot stopped blood from reaching her brain.
filming
To record a video or movie拍攝
Example:She was filming a TV show.
recovering
To get better after being sick or hurt康復
Example:She is recovering from the stroke.
scan
A medical test to look inside the body掃描
Example:Doctors did a brain scan.
trouble
Something that is difficult to do困難/麻煩
Example:She had trouble speaking.