When 53 - year - former Dagmar Turner separate neurosurgeons she was the right way - handed , they say that was no problem — thebrain surgerythey were planning to remove a neoplasm only ran the jeopardy of affect fine motor skills in her left hand . To Turner , a womb-to-tomb fiddler and member of the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra , that was still very much a problem .
TurnertoldITV News she suggested playing the fiddle during the subroutine so the surgeons at King ’s College Hospital in London could ensure they were n’t damaging coordination in either script . They agreed .
grant toNBC News , the fiddler played George Gershwin ’s “ Summertime ” and selections by Gustav Mahler and Julio Iglesias while surgeons express the tumor from the right frontal lobe of her brain . BBC Newsreportsthat she ’s been living with the outgrowth since 2013 , and doctors determine it was metre to mesh in November 2019 .
you may watch her fun in the video below . ( The top of Turner ’s pass is completely obnubilate by plastic and other surgical materials , so there ’s nothing graphic in the clip . Having said that , anyone who ’s particularly dainty about the inside of an operating way should go with caution . )
Professor Keyoumars Ashkan , aneurosurgeonwho helped plan the function , said in astatementfrom the infirmary that the mid - surgery performance was a first for him .
“ We do around 400 resections ( neoplasm removal ) each year , which often involves waken patients to carry out language trial , but this was the first time I ’ve had a affected role represent an instrument , ” he said . “ We managed to remove over 90 percent of the tumour , including all the areas suspicious of aggressive activity , while retain full function in her left mitt . ”
[ h / tBBC News ]
