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Tune In: How Surgery Helped One Woman's Love for Clarinet Shine!
Takeaways:
- In a wild turn of events, a 65-year-old woman had brain surgery while awake, and it was a total game changer!
- Deep brain stimulation surgery can actually help with movement disorders like Parkinson's, who knew?
- Imagine playing the clarinet for hours during your own brain surgery—talk about a musical multitasker!
- The joy of regaining movement after years of struggle is truly heartwarming and inspiring for everyone.
- It's fascinating how modern medicine allows patients to interact with their doctors in real-time during procedures.
- Let’s not forget, the power of music and joy can shine through even the toughest medical challenges.
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Transcript
This is the Daily Note.
Speaker B:I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown.
Speaker B:I just heard.
Speaker A:A story that sounds like something out of a sci fi novel.
Speaker A:A 65 year old London woman had Parkinson's disease for 10 years.
Speaker B:To help her, her doctors suggested a surgery called deep brain stimulation.
Speaker B:But the surgeons needed her awake to know if they were hitting the right.
Speaker A:Spots, and they did.
Speaker A:In fact, she.
Speaker B:Told NBC News that I remember.
Speaker A:My right hand being able to move with.
Speaker B:Much more ease once.
Speaker A:The stimulation was applied.
Speaker A:And this in turn improved my ability to play the clarinet.
Speaker B:Which she did for four hours during.
Speaker A:Her own brain.
Speaker B:Surgery.
Speaker A:I can't imagine what that moment felt like other than heaps of joy.
Speaker A:So what do you think?
Speaker A:Let me know on jamesabrown.net, on that note.
Speaker A:I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown and.
Speaker B:As always, be well.
