‘It was a wake-up call’: Aaron Sorkin, 61, reveals he suffered a stroke last year and was told by the doctor ‘you’re supposed to be dead’ because of his high blood pressure
Iconic screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has revealed that he had a stroke months ago and was told by the doctor that his blood pressure was so high that he was “supposed to be dead”.
The 61-year-old filmmaker told the New York Times on the Wednesday that he had a stroke in November while writing his new Broadway musical, Camelot.
He admitted that the stroke was the result of such high blood pressure that his doctor told him, “You’re supposed to be dead.”
Iconic screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has revealed that he had a stroke months ago and was told by the doctor that his blood pressure was so high that he was “supposed to be dead”.
Sorkin revealed that he had experienced the symptoms of a stroke in the middle of the night when he ran into the walls and spilled his orange juice while walking through his house.
There have also been long term effects such as still not being able to taste food and even slurring for about a month after it happened and not even being able to sign her name ‘until recently’.
He explained: ‘It was mainly a strong wake-up call. I thought I was one of those people who could eat whatever I wanted, smoke as much as I wanted, and it wouldn’t affect me. Whoops, I was wrong.