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- Spencer had developed spinal stenosis caused by a calcified disk in her upper back, which, at the same time, doctors believed had derived from the car crash years earlier. The former child star underwent surgery to treat the condition, but when she woke up, she had become paralyzed from the waist down and was unable to walk.
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A surgery to correct the problem left her partially paralyzed for eight months. Spencer received treatment at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey; she credits the institute for giving her life back to her. Spencer has been a veterinarian in California for more than 25 years.
Oct 12, 2018 · NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the tattletale little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s TV series “What’s Happening!!,” is home in Virginia recuperating from emergency brain surgery after a series of health setbacks.
Oct 12, 2018 · By Associated Press. PUBLISHED: October 12, 2018 at 12:11 p.m. | UPDATED: March 23, 2020 at 3:14 a.m. Danielle Spencer, who played the tattletale little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s TV series...
Oct 3, 2018 · Published on October 3, 2018. Rickey Smiley Morning Show Featured Video. Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty. Dr. Danielle Spencer, known for her role as “Dee” on the 1970s sitcom What’s Happening, is recovering from emergency brain surgery on a bleeding hematoma. Sign Up For Our Newsletter!
Nov 18, 2016 · Nov 18, 2016, 12:51 PM EST. Three decades after “What’s Happening!!” child star Danielle Spencer survived a fatal car accident and 10 years after she overcame partial paralysis from a subsequent spinal surgery, the actress-turned-veterinarian found herself facing yet another medical crisis: cancer. Spencer was diagnosed with breast cancer ...
Jun 7, 2011 · Danielle Spencer Details Car Accident, Paralysis & Near Suicide. While Dee was causing all kinds of pain and heartache for her brother Raj on “What’s Happening!” during its three year run, the actress who played the iconic character spent part of the first season in real physical pain from a horrific car accident that killed her step ...
Oct 9, 2018 · Dee from the sitcom “What’s Happening” is now recovering from an emergency surgery to stop bleeding in her brain. Danielle Spencer’s friends are claiming a successful outcome and have started a GoFundMe Page that will assist in the long recovery, treatment, medications and her stay in rehab again.
