Emilia Clarke: Mother of Dragons is “missing” parts of her BRAIN

Emilia Clarke: Mother of Dragons is “missing” part of her brain after aneurysms

Emilia Clarke opened up about having had two brain aneurysms early on in the show’s run.

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At one point she was suffering from aphasia and couldn’t remember her own name.

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But is grateful for both her recovery and for working on “Game of Thrones” at the time.

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“It was incredibly helpful to have ‘Game of Thrones’ sweep me up and give me that purpose,” she said during an interview with BBC”

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said that when it comes to her brain now, “there’s quite a bit missing.”

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She also said , “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.”

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The experience inspired Clarke to create the SameYou charity, which helps people suffering with stroke and brain injury.

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Emilia Clarke currently starring in the play “The Seagull” in London’s West End.

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