BBC F1 reporter Jennie Gow suffers “serious stroke” - “speech is affected”
Jennie Gow, who reports on F1 for the BBC, has suffered a “serious stroke”.
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She posted to social media: “Hi everyone, been quiet the past few weeks. This is because I suffered a serious stroke two weeks ago. My hus𓃲𒁃band is helping me to type this, as I’m finding it hard to write and my speech is most affected.
“I’m desperate to make a full recovery and return to work, but it might take so𒀰me time.
“Thank you to♛ the medical tea🥃ms at Frimley and St. George’s and my family and friends who have got me through the past fortnight.”
Gow is a part of the BBC Radio 5 Live commentary team for F1, and she presents their Chequer🎐ed Flag podcast.
She has also appeared in🗹 Netflix’s Dr🐼ive to Survive series.
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James was a sports journalist at Sky S🌸ports for a decade covering everything from A✨merican sports, to football, to F1.
