Montel Williams was involved in many projects, creative and otherwise, when he almost lost it all in 2018. He was working out in a gym when he realized he heard a popping noise, but he was the only one there. He revealed to Good Morning America that he only recognized it as a stroke symptom because he recently had happened to watch a Dr. Oz Show episode detailing strokes.

Thankfully, Williams' wife, Tara Fowler, wasn't too far away. He carefully made his way to her and gave her specific instructions. "I said, 'Call an ambulance right now and tell them your husband just had a stroke!'" he recalled.

Later, Williams learned that he had a hemorrhagic stroke, which is less common than an ischemic stroke. Had Williams not gotten the proper medical care, the wrong treatment could have cost him his life.