An Ohio bride discovered she suffered a stroke on her wedding day after she heard a loud buzzing noise in her ears and lost the ability to walk down the aisle.    

Anna Lasco, a young bride, was attending her wedding ceremony with soon-to-be husband Connor Lasco when she experienced a medical emergency in Rochester, New York on September 5.

‘I had this loud buzzing noise in my left ear. And suddenly my leg, left leg specifically, like, gave out under me,’ Anna told WGAL 8. 

She said she suffered severe dizziness, vertigo and altered speech. 

‘It sounded like I was intoxicated. People actually asked me if I was intoxicated,’ Anna told the outlet. 

Her husband said he knew something was immediately wrong when he saw her. 

‘Her eyes were very wide. And that’s really when I kind of felt something wasn’t normal,’ her husband told the outlet. 

Anna had to be carried by her husband down the aisle after losing her ability to walk. She was immediately taken to the emergency room when the ceremony finished. 

Anna Lasco, an Ohio bride, was attending her wedding ceremony with soon-to-be husband Connor Lasco when she experienced a medical emergency in Rochester, New York on September 5

Anna suffered severe dizziness, vertigo and altered speech before her husband had to carry her down the aisle when she lost her ability to walk

On September 22, Anna was discharged from the hospital and returned home to Columbus, Ohio

According to her doctor, Anna was diagnosed with left vertebral artery dissection. The condition refers to a tear in the artery that supplies blood to the brain. 

She then was flown to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester where she suffered a stroke. Anna had spent weeks bed-bound while in recovery. 

Since the incident, her husband Connor has frequently updated their family, friends and supporters about Anna’s ongoing medical condition. 

‘The blood clot that initially caused the stroke has been dissolved. However, during the process of dissolving the clot, two additional strokes occurred in different parts of the brain,’ Connor shared in a Facebook update. 

He stated that Anna had started physical rehab at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center to regain her strength back.

On September 22, Anna was discharged from the hospital and returned home to Columbus, Ohio. 

‘I’m officially home! I’d like to thank everyone for the incredible outpouring of love, support, prayers and positive thoughts. I couldn’t be more grateful,’ Anna wrote in a Facebook statement. 

According to Dr Faisal Aziz, the chief of vascular surgery at Penn State Health, her injury was a tear inside a blood vessel. The injury can be difficult to recognize as it may start with sudden dizziness, headaches, vertigo or feeling of imbalance. 

Since the incident, her husband Connor has frequently updated their family, friends and supporters about Anna’s ongoing medical condition

The couple plans to have a ‘wedding redo’ to celebrate their original ceremony festivities on their one-year anniversary, September 5 of next year

‘If the symptoms get worse, they can lead to double vision, blurred vision, sometimes even loss of vision in severe cases. And they can progress to slurred speech or trouble swallowing,’ Dr Aziz told the outlet. 

Dr Aziz reported that the rare condition only affects roughly one to two people out of 100,000 every year. He told the outlet it can target younger adults without a clear cause and that symptoms should not be ignored. 

The couple’s family has started a GoFundMe to raise financial support for medical bills and unexpected expenses since the incident. 

‘Connor and Anna are strong, independent, and hardworking people who have never been ones to ask for help. They are usually the helpers. But right now, they need their family, friends, and community beside them,’ their family wrote in a fundraiser statement. 

‘Their wedding day didn’t go as they dreamed, but their marriage began with Connor standing beside Anna through the hardest moment of their lives,’ their family wrote. 

They have raised up to $56k of their 60k goal.  

‘I don’t really have the words to describe this experience, nothing really seems adequate. But I will say I’m feeling positive, determined and grateful to be here today,’ Anna wrote in a Facebook statement.

The couple plans to have a ‘wedding redo’ to celebrate their original ceremony festivities on their one-year anniversary, September 5 of next year.  

The Daily Mail has reached out to Anna and Connor Lasco for comments.