"This was the first time I've had a patient play an instrument"
February 19, 2020 6:05 PM   Subscribe

 
While it may appear to be 'newsfilter', the video (non autoplay) is astounding.
posted by Ahmad Khani at 6:07 PM on February 19, 2020


Holy cow! There was a similar video of an opera singer singing, same logic.

I’m touched that she’s not afaict a professional violinist, she just loves it this much.
posted by clew at 6:19 PM on February 19, 2020 [2 favorites]


Holy cats.

Apparently it was the only way to be sure they didn't affect the fine motor control in her hands.

A few years ago, Eddie Adcock played banjo while undergoing brain surgery to correct a hand tremor.

I recall it being the source of some new banjo jokes.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 6:20 PM on February 19, 2020


Fortunately for her (and her surgeons’) sake, she didn’t play accordion, bagpipes, or xylophone.
posted by cenoxo at 8:09 PM on February 19, 2020 [1 favorite]


God Bless the NHS!
(I'd hate to think what the billing is for "instrumentals during brain surgery" in the US system)
posted by eusebis_w_adorno at 11:07 PM on February 19, 2020 [1 favorite]


> Fortunately for her (and her surgeons’) sake, she didn’t play accordion, bagpipes, or xylophone.

Where's The Far Side when we need it
posted by qxntpqbbbqxl at 11:18 PM on February 19, 2020


> Where's The Far Side when we need it

At least she wasn't Roger, who screwed up.
posted by BiggerJ at 11:53 PM on February 19, 2020 [1 favorite]


no no no don't tug on that, you never know what it might be attached to
posted by flabdablet at 2:00 AM on February 20, 2020 [1 favorite]


So you think your last gig was tough...
posted by Halloween Jack at 6:25 AM on February 20, 2020 [1 favorite]


Brain surgery is some scary shit.
posted by grumpybear69 at 8:13 AM on February 20, 2020


Far Side > Try it, Hobbs
posted by cenoxo at 1:12 PM on February 20, 2020


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