Sharon Stone is on the BCC list of 100 most influential women and as part of this she has given an interview to the media. In it, after first talking about politics, acting, career and love for painting, she was asked what she would say to young people.
She put her hand on her face, made a long pause and answered:
"You will make it."
The actress, humanitarian, writer, producer – and most recently, painter – recounts the moments when a brain hemorrhage nearly killed her 23 years ago.
"You don't know, but you will. I would tattoo it on the inside of my eyelids. When I was on the floor and couldn't call an ambulance, when I came home (from the hospital) and I read in People magazine that we wouldn't know for 30 days if I was going to live or die.She said.
She explained that she was given a 1% chance of survival and was required to relearn basic things like walking and talking. She listed the challenges she has faced since then, including financial problems and a custody battle with her ex-husband, journalist Phil Bronstein, over their adopted son Roan.
Sharon Stone's tearful message to her younger self https://t.co/pUYLAASwgd
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She used her fame to raise large sums of money for charitable causes, including HIV and AIDS research.
"I'm really proud that I took that idea in this film and used it to talk about a disease that was causing people to be punished for their sexuality because I was being punished for mine"- she said.
Sharon Stone's work on HIV and AIDS earned her the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize – an award given by the Nobel Peace Prize laureates that recognizes figures in culture and entertainment who have contributed to social justice and peace.
