SAEDNEWS: A British woman woke up one morning and discovered that she was speaking with a Russian accent.
According to Saednews, A 72-year-old British woman who woke up after a stroke speaking with what sounded like a Russian accent eventually regained her natural English speech through singing.
Rose Griffiths suffered a stroke while at work in August 2014. When she regained consciousness, she was unable to speak. Doctors warned her that she might never walk or speak again. The news was devastating for Griffiths, a former writer who had once enjoyed solving crossword puzzles with ease. Determined to prove the doctors wrong, she worked tirelessly to relearn how to read, write, and speak.
When she finally began speaking again, she was shocked to discover that her voice carried what listeners described as a Russian accent. Some people also thought she sounded Eastern European or German.
Recalling the experience, Griffiths said she opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. She described the inability to communicate as terrifying. When she eventually managed to speak, her doctor told her she was speaking with a Russian accent.
About four weeks after her stroke, while she was still struggling with speech, a doctor suggested that she try singing instead of speaking. Although she was skeptical at first, she was amazed to hear herself singing in her natural English accent.
Singing became a breakthrough in her recovery, helping her gradually regain her normal speaking voice. Griffiths later began volunteering with a charity that provides support for people living with brain injuries. She has continued to make significant progress with the help of speech therapy, particularly after working with a new speech therapist in recent years.
Her recovery highlights the remarkable ways the brain can heal and adapt, and how music and singing can play an important role in speech rehabilitation after a stroke.
