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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

Man, 25, woke from surgery speaking in a different accent

A man in his 20s thought he was going to die after he had a terrifying stroke at home.

Dominick Nicholas was working as a mechanical fitter at Jaguar Land Rover and had just purchased his first home when he noticed his mood was changing. The 25-year-old from Wallasey found himself snapping, feeling down, and getting angry and upset but put it all down to the stress of renovating his house.

But in August last year Dominick woke to find his right side completely numb. When he tried to speak he was repeating himself and slurring his words.

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