Sharon Stone's Terrifying Medical Gaslighting Ordeal: Doctors Thought She Was Faking

Sharon Stone revealed in an interview with British Vogue that she was initially misdiagnosed and dismissed by doctors when she suffered a near-fatal stroke in 2001. Stone believes that in a medical setting, women are often not heard, and research suggests that medical professionals sometimes see women as overly dramatic in describing their symptoms. Stone's stroke left her disabled and had a significant impact on her career and personal life. She has since found a second calling as a board member at the Barrow Neurological Foundation, supporting the Barrow Neurological Institute.