When stroke survivors start singing before speaking

Around a quarter of stroke patients said that they could sing or hum before they could talk after their stroke. — dpa

A woman who suffered a stroke at the age of 24 in Britain has described how she was able to sing before she could speak during her recovery.

Summer Clarke, now 26, was given a 10% chance to live, with her family told to say their “goodbyes” when she suffered a spontaneous brain haemorrhage.