While portraying Daenerys Targaryen in the hit fantasy series, the British actor suffered two aneurysms in 2011 and 2013.
Because strokes happen when a part of your brain does not receive blood for a second. Consequently, the blood finds a different route to get around, but the missing bit is lost."
Her acting career is complemented by her work with the charity SameYou, which aims to improve the emotional, mental, and cognitive recovery of brain injury survivors and their families.