Ciao, I'm from Glasgow! Scottish grandmother suffers stroke – and wakes up with ITALIAN accent
A Glaswegian grandmother has started speaking with an Italian accent after suffering a stroke, despite never having visited the country. Debbie McCann, 48, had a strong Glaswegian accent before the minor stroke in November last year. But in the weeks following her illness she lost the ability to speak at all only to regain a voice she didn't recognise as her own. For the first two weeks, I couldn't speak and it was very frustrating,' said Ms McCann. When my voice came back, I sounded Chinese. I couldn't believe it. ‘Now, people say I sound more like I'm from Italy, yet, I've never been to either of those countries.’ She was diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome in June after friends said they thought she had the condition after seeing a clip of a sufferer online. Foreign Accent Syndrome is an extremely rare medical condition that affects just 60 people worldwide….
