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A Glasgow man has told of how his love for piano helped him fight back after having a brain tumour removed, despite being partially paralysed.
READ MORE: Glasgow's hospitality industry 'in crisis' amid LEZ rules and lack of late-night transport He said: “I had the hang of complicated pieces within a couple of months to the amazement of my teachers - including the first movement of the piano concerto I’d weeks earlier mistaken for pop music. By the time he started university four years later, he’d learned how to manage his flare-ups and was excited to begin a new chapter in life, away from home for the first time.
“When I went home, I mentioned the headaches to my specialist for Crohn’s and he send me for an immediate CT scan.”Paul added: “I was told they needed to see me urgently and I was then given the news that they had found a very significant tumour. “I had to re-learn to walk and to talk and was told to expect a recovery time of up to two-and-a-half years.”
“At first I couldn’t really see any way for me to continue with the instrument I loved but a meeting with one of my lecturers, Royal composer, Professor Paul Mealor, changed all that. Initial tests diagnosed a vitamin deficiency but more extensive neurological investigation revealed he had developed multiple sclerosis .
When Paul eventually crossed the stage to graduate with a Bachelor of Music degree in July 2012 it was to a powerful applause.
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