‘Thankfully it’s not my heart this time’ Meteorologist who collapsed on air says she’s now recovering after suffering a head injury – just years after the former Mrs. California also threw up during live weather segment

• CBS LA meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz fainted on live TV on Saturday
• She is now recovering and posted on social media that she is going to be OK
• The former Mrs. California previously opened up about a miraculous recovery from a heart condition after she was diagnosed with a leaky valve in 2014

A Los Angeles meteorologist is in recovery after she suddenly collapsed during the morning newscast – just a few years after she threw up on air at another TV station.

Alissa Carlson Schwartz was about to start her weather forecast on KCAL News on Saturday morning when the color suddenly drained from her face, her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she fell with a jolt to the ground.

The former Mrs. California has since posted on social media that she is ‘going to be ok’ and said she was thankful it wasn’t her heart this time.

Carlson Schwartz was referring to being diagnosed in 2014 with a leaky heart valve, which was discovered after she had thrown up in the middle of a TV broadcast.

KCAL News meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz collapsed on air Saturday just a few years after she threw up on air in 2018, which led to being diagnosed with a leaky heart valve in 2014 

She has since posted on social media that she is ‘going to be ok’ and said she was thankful it wasn’t her heart this time, referring to being diagnosed in 2014 with a leaky heart valve

Just hours after collapsing on air Saturday morning, Carlson Schwartz posted an update on her Facebook page around 2.30pm, writing: ‘Thanks for all the texts, calls, and well wishes. I am going to be ok!’

On Sunday, she continued to update her viewers on her Instagram stories along with photos of well wishes, flowers and gifts, writing that she was out of the hospital and recovering. 

‘Thanks for all the kind wishes as I recover from a head injury. I am out of the hospital and doing ok. lots of sleep and even some pizza – TY’

Another post confirmed that this incident wasn’t about her heart. 

‘Thankfully, it’s not my heart this time. I had over a hundred text messages, and they keep coming so if I don’t respond, that’s why.’

Carlson Schwartz update her viewers on her Instagram stories along with photos of well wishes, flowers and gifts, writing: ‘Thanks for all the kind wishes as I recover from a head injury. I am out of the hospital and doing ok. lots of sleep and even some pizza – TY’

Carlson Schwartz posted that she appreciates the prayers as she recovers from the collapse

Schwartz posted an update on her Facebook page just hours after the incident Saturday, writing: ‘Thanks for all the texts, calls, and well wishes. I am going to be ok!’

 Carlson Schwartz (pictured here in 2018) posted that she is ‘going to be ok’ and said she was thankful it wasn’t her heart this time, referring to being diagnosed in 2014 with a leaky heart valve, which was discovered after she had thrown up in the middle of a broadcast

During the broadcast on Saturday, Carlson Schwartz had tried to maintain a smile on her face but her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she slowly fell forward onto her arms until her head was inches from the desk. Her legs then gave out and she fell with a jolt to the ground.

Her co-anchors Nichelle Medina to Rachel Kim didn’t seem to notice that Schwartz had fainted at first, with Medina directly addressing the former Mrs. California, saying: ‘Alissa, this really is the calm before the storm.’

Seconds later, Kim lets out a surprised ‘oh’ and can be seen squirming in her chair as she tries to see Schwartz across the room.

‘You know, we’re going to go ahead and go to break, right now,’ Medina tells the audience.

KCAL News posted later that day that Carlson Schwartz was ‘recovering and back on social media.’

‘We’ve heard from many people as well worried about Alissa’s wellbeing. We also want to thank those of you who reached out for your thoughts and prayers.

Alissa will be back with our Next Weather team on KCAL News as soon as she’s well enough to return.’

Carlson Schwartz told her viewers via social media that she was thankful that it wasn’t her heart.  

Her co-anchors Nichelle Medina to Rachel Kim (left) didn’t seem to notice, but seconds later, Kim let’s out a surprised ‘oh’ and can be seen squirming in her chair as she tries to see Schwartz (right) across the room

Carlson Schwartz was crowned Mrs. California in 2018 and served as the American Heart Association’s ‘Circle of Red’ Chairman from 2017-2019

After Carlson Schwartz threw up on air in 2014, she was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve and doctors told her they didn’t know when the valve would wear out. 

‘They told me that, eventually, the valve would probably have to be replaced. They didn’t know when it would wear out,’ Carlson Schwartz said in a 2018 interview with KGET Bakersfield, where she previously worked as a chief meteorologist.

Carlson Schwartz, who joined KCAL in 2021, and her husband Neil Schwartz, took on a healthier lifestyle and welcomed a baby girl into their lives – a baby who helped heal her heart. 

‘It comes back that the valve had actually started to repair itself. The stem cells from my baby had started to heal my heart,’ Carlson Schwartz said at the time. 

Carlson Schwartz was crowned Mrs. California in 2018 and served as the American Heart Association’s ‘Circle of Red’ Chairman from 2017-2019.

Heart disease is the number one killer in the US and can manifest with a variety of symptoms, including chest pain, stomach pain, sweating, leg and arm pain, and extreme fatigue, among others.

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