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Scots artist teaches himself to paint with left hand just two days after stroke

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paint left handed – two days after a stroke left him unable to use his right.The 73-year-old Navy veteran collapsed at his home in Largs, Ayrshire, 10 months ago.His initial thought when he got to hospital wasn’t would he live or die but would he be able to draw and paint?Barry couldn’t feel his right hand so the first thing he did was ask for paper so he could try to draw with his left.He said: “I managed it very quickly.“It was very important to me to draw and paint again.

I used to run an art club in Largs and had about 30 members so it was important I kept going afterwards.”But the biggest concern to medics was his speech.Barry said: “There seemed to be a block between my brain and my mouth.

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