Judge Judy Revealed She Had A Mini-Stroke During Her Live TV Show Once And It Was A Good Lesson

Jun 28, 2021 by apost team

America’s favorite primetime court judge may have suffered a mini-stroke during the filming of her hit television show. Judith Sheindlin, famously known as Judge Judy, was rushed to the hospital during the filming of her show after suffering a medical issue. She believed that she had suffered a mini-stroke, and her worried producers immediately rushed her off to the hospital for overnight observation.

Sheindlin has taken her job very seriously during the 25-year run of her program “Judge Judy,” so much so that she had ignored some of the warning signs leading up to her mini-stroke and continued to work despite displaying some worrying symptoms. Although the TV judge stated back in May 2021 that she was ending her famous show in late July 2021, many people across the country have resonated with her as a professional and as a person, leaving many to worry for her well-being when she suffered her medical emergency.

The incident shocked Sheindlin’s family, fans and her producers, as she has been seen as a tough-love kind of woman and court judge. Since her medical crisis, she has been able to get back to focusing not only on her job but on her health as well, as she has learned her lesson and now knows to pay closer attention to early signs. Although the incident happened many years ago, Sheindlin revealed the medical issue to the public because she wanted to make sure other women knew to not make the same mistakes she made and to make sure that they knew to take their health seriously.

Sheindlin has been a professional in the court of law for many years. The prosecutor is a former Manhattan family court judge who currently works as a television personality and producer. Although her show “Judge Judy” is ending in late July 2021, the judge has plans for a new show, titled “Judy Justice,” with a tentative launch date of sometime in 2022.

In May 2011, the Daily Mail reported that the TV court judge may have suffered a mini-stroke while she was filming “Judge Judy.” Sheindlin, who was 68 years old at the time, explained that she may have experienced a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), which led her to “start asking questions in slow motion,” according to the Daily Mail.

She was only on her second case of the day while filming “Judge Judy” at the KTLA Studios in Hollywood, California, when she realized that something was wrong. Her worried producers immediately called 911 to rush Sheindlin to the hospital for overnight observation. The Daily Mail reported that an unnamed producer was heard on a recording of the 911 call, and the producer said, “She’s lying down before giving details of her condition.”

During an interview with Good Morning America, the judge explained how she had ignored the early warning signs that she might not have been in the best condition, and how she wanted to warn other women to pay more attention. “I’m fine but it was a very good lesson but it was something, especially women, who usually tend to ignore little signs that something is wrong,” she said as cited by the Daily Mail in 2011.

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Leading up to the day and on the day of the TIA, Sheindlin experienced a few warning signs. “Last month I had a little double vision then it disappeared and I felt a little tired,” she said. Her symptoms got worse on the day in question. “I was pretty focused on what the case was about, asking questions but I was asking questions in slow motion,” Sheindlin explained. “The people that watched me for 15 years noticed something was wrong and without asking, which was probably a very smart thing because I would have said: ‘Don’t go there,’ they called paramedics.”

Thankfully, Sheindlin was in pretty good shape following her examination. “Turned out to be I was fine, I’m not sure whether I had one of those TIA experiences and they go away,” she said. People that suffer TIA can have different symptoms and issues, including problems with speech, like difficulty saying words, and vision. Other symptoms include a state of confusion and the inability to follow commands or directions. 

The Daily Mail reported that although most people who suffer a TIA — which occurs when an area of the brain loses its blood supply — make a full recovery, it could be a warning sign to other problems with their overall health or lifestyle. It’s been 10 years since Sheindlin suffered her TIA, and she appears to be in great standing as she took her own advice to not ignore any warning signs about potential risks to her overall health.

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