What’s That Sound?
While at a local Sams Club this last week, I heard some woman talking almost identically to my foreign accented voice. “What is that sound?” I knew that accent, yet I was not speaking, so I had to find out more about this. I sought out the source and came upon a woman who appeared to be in...
Not the Report I Was Hoping to Hear
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Personal Experience on 07 3rd, 2009 | No Comments
I was very excited about the EEG test that I had a couple of weeks ago. The technician had wired me up to the machine to record brainwaves as I performed the requested tasks. However, the lady surprised me by having me sing “You are my Sunshine” followed immediately by speaking the words....
WIBC Interview for June 30th
Today’s interview with Terri Stacey and Big Joe Stayzniak on WIBC 93.1 FM can be heard at the following link. However, before you listen let me explain one thing. Earlier in the morning show, Joe and Terri were talking about a bit of a mystery that is happening at the radio station. Newsman Joe...
How Do You Say It?
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Personal Experience on 06 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
The weekend was full of activities, and a lot of it was spent with family and friends of family that I had not seen in years. All these relatives and friends were at two different big celebrations held over in both Michigan and Northern Indiana.
All but one set of relatives have never heard me speaking...
WIBC interview June 23rd
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome on 06 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Here is the audio for the interview with WIBC 93.1 FM’s Big Joe and Terri Stacey for this week.
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Briefly: talk about whether they think my foreign accent is getting better? What is an EEG? What happened during the EEG? And the benefits of friending on FaceBook.
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Making Waves with an EEG
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, HEALTH, Personal Experience on 06 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
I recently underwent another medical test known as an electroencephalogram (EEG) which is a noninvasive test used to evaluate brain function or disorders.
Electrodes were attached to my scalp with a special gel or paste. This made for a VERY BAD HAIR DAY… it took forever to get that goop out of...
