Emilia Clarke has been counting her blessings since fully recovering after two brain aneurysms.
During an interview with the BBC's "Sunday Morning," the "Game of Thrones" star said she lost "quite a bit" of brain matter.
"It was the most excruciating pain," Clarke recalled. "It was incredibly helpful to have 'Game of Thrones' sweep me up and give me that purpose."
While working on the award-winning HBO series, the actress had suffered from two aneurysms that almost took her life.
The "Me Before You" star recounted the first time she saw a scan of her brain after the aneurysms.
"Which always makes me laugh… Strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn't get blood for a second, it's gone.
Since her injuries, Clarke has created a charity for individuals who have suffered from strokes and other brain injuries called SameYou.