Ian spent seven months in the hospital last year after suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome. During treatment, Ian would listen to The Carpenters each night, and can now chat after the exercise 'opened up' his brain.
"Improving my voice wasn't on my list of goals because I found it embarrassing. I learned that music is very unlike other therapies, as it opens up all of the brain. There's been such a positive impact – unless my family are telling fibs, they can understand me now."
Ian at 21) saw it return 50 years later, contracting the acute motor axonal neuropathy variant, leaving him almost completely paralysed last year. He said he was suctioned 24 hours a day in the and could not swallow, leading to choking problems and speech issues, and he had a nasogastric tube fitted for over four months.He said:"It starts at the top and works down, which confused the doctors for a while! Standard GBS starts at the feet and works up evenly. selectively targets the motor nerve cells. You have to wait for them to regenerate – which in your 70s is quite worrying!"
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