“I had a 1% chance of survival”: Sharon Stone’s Condition Made Her Struggle To Get Work After Being A Top Star In Hollywood
Once a big name in the industry, Hollywood actress Sharon Stone has struggled for work over the years despite being a powerful talent. Recently the star opened up about how having a stroke and brain bleed in 2001 impacted her Hollywood career. Stone consistently speaks her mind about how her time as an actress has been anything but easy, including a nearly fatal health scare that impacted her ability to get acting jobs.
Sharon Stone Shares How Her Stroke Has Impacted Her Hollywood Career
Taking a stand against discrimination of all types prevalent in the film industry, Oscar-nominated actress, Sharon Stone shared that that speaking up for herself has caused her a lot of problems on the work front. The actress said that since suffering a stroke and brain hemorrhage in 2001, she has not been able to get as much acting work. She talked to The Hollywood Reporter saying, “I had a stroke in 2001, I had a 1 percent chance of survival, I had a 9-day brain bleed.”
The Basic Instinct actress continued,
“I recovered for 7 years, and I haven’t had jobs since. When it first happened, I didn’t want to tell anybody because you know if something goes wrong with you, you’re out. Something went wrong with me — I’ve been out for 20 years. I haven’t had jobs. I was a very big movie star at one point in my life.”
Time and again, Stone has courageously opened up about her other difficulties in life, including multiple miscarriages.
Sharon Stone Reflects on Breast Tumor Surgery
Early this year, Sharon Stone reflected on her thoughts regarding the breast tumor surgery that the actress had to go through. Talking to PEOPLE, Stone shared how she was prepared to have her breasts removed after one of her mammograms flagged a potential problem. Stone revealed in her memoir The Beauty of Living Twice, which was released last year, that doctors had to remove benign tumors from her body in 2001 that were “gigantic, bigger than my breast alone.”
Stone has always encouraged other women not to be afraid of testing for cancer. She further shared,
“But I went into the hospital saying, ‘If you open me up and it’s cancer, please take my breasts, because I am not a person defined by my breasts.’ “
She even requested people to get their mammogram done on time and not to be afraid of the tests, and surgery based on her own experience.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
