Carrie Ann Inaba tells USA TODAY exclusively that she is "resting up" after an in-flight medical emergency required on board attention and a trip to the hospital.
The "Dancing with the Stars" judge, 58, was flying from Los Angeles to New York on April 15 for a campaign with pharmaceutical company Novartis to raise awareness for Sjögren's syndrome, an immune system disorder that she has. During the flight, Inaba began to feel "very unwell."
"I was dizzy, nauseous, very warm and my arms started feeling numb," Inaba said in a statement. "I received some assistance on the plane from the flight crew and a doctor onboard, which I am very thankful for, and went to the hospital upon landing, as well as received fluids."
Authorities confirmed to USA TODAY that at approximately 2:37 p.m. on April 15, Port Authority Police and EMS responded to a medical emergency aboard a Delta flight that was parked at Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy Airport. The person was transported to the hospital.
Inaba said that while the incident was not connected to her Sjögren's disease, the diagnosis has "taught me the importance of listening to and trusting my body when something doesn’t feel right."
