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EL PAIS English: The Scottish singer and founder of Orange Juice suffers from aphasia and partial paralysis, and is bidding farewell to the stage with a long tour of Spain. Quote: “Before my stroke, I was a clever show-off. I used fancy words,” says the former Orange Juice frontman. Maxwell picks up the thread: “On the long journey to regaining language and communicating effectively, as Edwyn definitely does, you learn a lot about the nature of communication and that it can be more than fancy words, more than fluency, and can boil down to some strong, simple things that connect.” Comment: Aphasia due to TBI communication requires others to put in words you just can’t remember. Sentences are clipped … often starting with “they” and a completely different topic to that being discussed at the time

Posted on May 3, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Music How Edwyn Collins survived two strokes, returned to music and is now retiring with honors The Scottish singer and founder of Orange Juice suffers from aphasia and partial paralysis, and is bidding farewell to the stage with a long … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: After rare condition robbed drummer of ability to play music, science led him back. Comment: my blog is partially influenced by recommendations for improvements in health for people who have suffered from TBI (hearing vision 50% no taste no smell, amnesia et al), bipolar, anxiety, chronic fatigues, breast cancer (see book Fortune Favours the Brave on Amazon by Michelle Marcella Clarke). Hence this article is very important.

Posted on February 26, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Christy DeSmith Harvard Staff Writer February 25, 2026 4 min read After rare condition robbed drummer of ability to play music, science led him back The first symptoms appeared during a concert. In 2009, Satoshi Yamaguchi, a drummer with the Japanese … Continue reading →

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