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“They asked me to bring in my guitar and I was woken up part way through my surgery and played different tunes”: Guitarist plays acoustic… during brain operation

Here’s an incredible story that will surely leave you slack jawed in disbelief: a musician from Kent, England recently underwent an eight-hour operation on his brain, and not only stayed awake but played guitar through much of it.

The fellow in question is Colin Miller, a 64 year old from Herne Bay who was first diagnosed with an affliction called glioblastroma in October 2023 after the left side of his face went into spasm whilst on holiday in Cyprus.

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