helenwatson wrote:
Heard a great interview with Edwyn Collins and his wife on Robert Elms the other day – think it might be gone from i-player after today so catch it quick.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... 3_09_2010/Edwin was talking about how since his stroke, he can sing almost perfectly but still has problems with his speech. Reminded me of my Grandad, who had a stroke and couldn't talk and had been like this for nearly 10 years. And then my dad took him out for a carol concert one Christmas and he suddenly started singing, word perfectly, at the top of his voice. The doctor told my dad that
you use a different part of your brain to speak than you do to sing. Glad he's on the mend because he comes across as such a lovely bloke. x
I 'd believe that alright. My Gran has alzheimers, she can recognise us all, but names are a bit out the window at this stage, as well as who is related to who. anyway, she can still remember all the old songs perfectly and sing em great too.