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Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols suffers mild stroke

Star Trek original cast member Nichelle Nichols, 82, in good spirits after suffering a mild stroke.

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Star Trek original cast member Nichelle Nichols has suffered a mild stroke.

Zach McGinnis of Galactic Productions, who represents Nichols, now 82, wrote on her official Facebook page:

“Last night while at her home in L.A., Nichelle Nichols suffered from a mild stroke.

“She is currently undergoing testing to determine how severe the stroke was. Please keep her in your thoughts.”

He later updated:

“CAT scan came back negative, and we are awaiting the results from the MRI,” he said.

“Currently she is awake, eating, in good spirits and able to have full conversations. Her right side has shown minor signs or mobility loss, but she is not showing any signs of paralysis.”

George Takei, Nichols’ Star Trek compatriot, with an earlier tweet: “We don’t have any diagnosis on her condition but our thoughts are with her.”

Nichols appeared in the original Star Trek TV series, which ran from 1966-1969, and reprised her role in six Star Trek films. She also played Nana Dawson in the TV series Heroes and voiced characters in the Gargoyles and Spiderman TV shows.

Source: The Wrap

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