"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" original cast member, Kyle Richards, told Fox News Digital that being around her friends and family has helped her through the tough times this year. "The Real Housewives of Orange County" star Vicki Gunvalson is still recovering from a terrifying illness that could have killed her. On the " My Friend, My Soulmate, My Podcast," Gunvalson shared the details, joined by boyfriend Michael Smith to help fill in gaps.
She said she had been driving and going about her normal day, but "there seems to be about an hour or two that I was missing and I don’t know where I was," adding that she began speaking and writing gibberish when she arrived at her office. The reality star was meeting with a client who thankfully happened to be a retired ER doctor, and he alerted her employee Olivia, Smith’s daughter, that Gunvalson was possibly having a stroke. 'RHOC' STAR VICKI GUNVALSON LEAVING SHOW AFTER 14 SEASONS: 'I WILL ALWAYS BE THE OG OF THE OC' "The Real Housewives of Orange County" star Vicki Gunvalson revealed the scary details of a nasty infection she's still recovering from on the "My Friend, My Soulmate, My Podcast.
" (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) In tears, Gunvalson said, "From that point on, I really don’t remember much." She says she was initially misdiagnosed with a sinus infection and discharged home with Olivia, who contacted her father to come home to be with her. Smith explained that he rushed home after his daughter called him, wher.