A woman who suffered a stroke at the age of 24 has described how she was able to sing before she could speak during her recovery.
Summer Clarke, now 26, was given a 10 per cent chance to live, with her family told to say their โgoodbyesโ when she suffered a spontaneous brain haemorrhage.
Clarke, from the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom, survived after being put into an induced coma, but had severe complications, including needing to learn to read and walk again.
But she could sing her favourite songs, word for word, before she could even recognise her own mother.
Clarke is not alone; a new poll by the Stroke Association, the UKโs leading stroke charity, has revealed 35 per cent of stroke survivors are able to sing better than speak in the weeks and months after their stroke.