10 days post stroke and I am doing quite well. My speech is basically back to normal, just need to be careful not to talk too fast. I have discovered one other side effect, though: I can’t hold a note at all.
On the morning of the stroke one of the things that clued me in to the problem was that I tried to sing the “Do, Re, Me” song to my dog and could not hit the notes. I still can’t. I’ve gone from having what I call a “decent community choir” type voice to one that grates on my ears.
A big solution to improving my speech was reading aloud; I have been doing that for an hour or so a day. Going to see if singing along to some songs will improve my voice in the same way. Trisha Yearwood songs are almost entirely in my range (or at least they used to be!) so I’ll be singing along to those while I sit in front of the computer.
Tuples and Attributes 