Woman Literally Plays The Violin While Undergoing Brain Surgery

It sounds terrible (rightfully so) but it’s absolutely remarkable to see!

I mean, if the music turns into a bunch of prolonged screeches, maybe it would notify the doctors to stay clear of a particular region?

Really, though, all jokes aside, this is amazing.

Professional English violinist, Dagmar Turner, developed a brain tumor on the right frontal lobe of her brain, which is a section responsible for left hand movement. Obviously, with being a violinist, that is very essential to her success.

The doctors devised the plan to have her play the violin during surgery in order to ensure that the risk of damaging those sections of her brain were minimal to none.

The Daily Wire reported:

But in order for the plan to work, the team would have to wake up Turner in the middle of the surgery to play the violin so as to ensure that the operation was going smoothly.

Turner agreed to the procedure, and the team captured a video of the 53-year-old English virtuoso playing the violin while a team of surgeons operates on her from behind.

In a video clip of the operation, which was posted by The Guardian, Turner can be seen playing notes on the violin while seemingly in a semi-conscious state. Three surgeons can be seen operating on her brain, while other doctors stand near the front of the camera.

In a statement released by the hospital Tuesday, Askhan said that while administering tests during procedures is somewhat common, this was the first time an instrument was involved, reports Yahoo News.

“We perform around 400 resections (tumour removals) each year, which often involves rousing patients to carry out language tests, but this was the first time I’ve had a patient play an instrument,” said Ashkan in a hospital statement Tuesday, reports the news agency. “We managed to remove over 90 percent of the tumour, including all the areas suspicious of aggressive activity, while retaining full function in her left hand.”

Are you guys as geeked out as I am?!

Let’s humble ourselves and admit that she plays WAY better during freaking brain surgery than most of us could on any other given day.

If you’re not impressed yet, take a look for yourself –