GUTSY child star Danielle Spencer is in the fight of her life against a hidden brain injury caused by a horrific car accident that put the beloved What’s Happening!! smart aleck in a coma 41 years ago, stunned pals reveal.
Although Spencer, now 53, rebounded from the accident and went on to become a respected veterinarian, the actress who played character Roger Thomas’ scheming little sister, Dee, on the hit ’70s sitcom recently began experiencing crippling headaches — and then slipped into unconsciousness.
“Doctors did emergency brain surgery, removing a bleeding hematoma that formed due to the car accident,” says a friend.
Danielle has had several brushes with death, beginning with the tragic 1977 car accident, in which her courageous actor stepfather, Tim Pelt, sacrificed his life to shield her…
