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Sharon Stone Was 'Destitute with a 1% Chance of Surviving' After Stroke — But Says, 'I Made It, and You Can Too’

'Casino' star Sharon Stone says she hopes people “look at me and know” they can fight to survive — and has an urgent warning for people who may be having symptoms of a stroke.

“I walked out of that hospital, 18% of my body mass gone, dragging my right foot, unable to write my own name,” Stone, 66, tells PEOPLE exclusively while hosting the American Heart Association (AHA) Red Dress Collection Concert on Jan. 30. And yet, the Basic Instinct star tells PEOPLE, “I'm right here hosting this ball on two feet in five-inch heels, and I can do it, and I made it, and you can too.” Her situation was made worse by a turbulent personal life, as her husband Phil Bronstein divorced her during her recovery.

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