Never let it be said that Nashville does not live up to its nickname of Music City USA in every sense.
When musician Eddie Adcock began suffering from a tremor that grew worse over the course of three years, his neurologists recommended a deep-brain stimulation surgery available at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a last resort.
The most incredible part of the story is that “to ensure the surgery’s accuracy, Adcock had to be awake. Doctors asked him to play the banjo during part of the procedure, to make sure their work was helping Adcock restore his music-making ability.” (Tennessean 10-18-08)
Check out this video of Adcock pickin’ while the surgery team is performing their miraculous work…(it is not gross at all…it’s absolutely amazing!)…
h/t: Webbspun Ideas
Filed under: Current Events, Health, Music, Things That Amuse Me, Things That Inspire Me | Tagged: Banjo, Brain Surgery, Eddie Adcock, medical news, Music City, Nashville, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Further evidence that you don’t need a brain to play the banjo? Seriously, that’s such an awesome story.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, OH, that was a question???
Ted Kennedy was awake through his, too, but wasn’t playing a Banjo!
This is very unusual news. I believe that this kind of surgery can work not only for musicians of all kinds, but also for normal people with the same severe tremors that the patient had, provides that the surgeons provide objects which the patient can work with to help surgeons assess brain function.
LOL Yet another reason I wanna move to Nashville. That’s awesome!
No, when Ted Kennedy was awake for his surgery, they had him drink scotch straight out of the bottle. After all, they need you to do something that you love, and you can only kill Marilyn once.
Remember Mary Jo? I think that was her name. Has been a few years, but he was taking her home from a party? Not sure of her name, now!