EPISODE · Jul 27, 2018 · 21 MIN
The bike crash which made me forget English
from Access All: Disability News and Mental Health · host BBC Sounds
Hannah Jenkins was cycling in her local park when she collided with another cyclist and fell-off her bike.She sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to hospital in a critical condition. But when she woke up, she was confused to discover no-one spoke the same language as her - and later discovered the crash had caused her brain to erase English.Presented by Beth Rose. A full transcript is available below.Subscribe to Ouch or wherever you get your podcasts from. Like us, rate us and leave a nice review - this helps others find our programmes. Email [email protected] Tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. A transcript will appear on this page soon.
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Hannah Jenkins was cycling in her local park when she collided with another cyclist and fell-off her bike.She sustained a serious head injury and was rushed to hospital in a critical condition. But when she woke up, she was confused to discover no-one spoke the same language as her - and later discovered the crash had caused her brain to erase English.Presented by Beth Rose. A full transcript is available below.Subscribe to Ouch or wherever you get your podcasts from. Like us, rate us and leave a nice review - this helps others find our programmes. Email [email protected] Tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. A transcript will appear on this page soon.
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