A Woman Who Woke Up With a Chinese Accent

On March 7, 2010, Sarah Colwill woke up to discover her Plymouth accent had inexplicably disappeared, replaced by Chinese enunciation. She’s one of the rare sufferers of Foreign Accent Syndrome, a mysterious condition that has left doctors and scientists baffled.

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Sarah Colwill

Sarah Colwill is a 38-year-old woman from Plymouth, UK who suffered a severe migraine and ended up in hospital. What she woke up to one morning shocked her — her Devon drawl was gone, and it had been replaced by a Chinese accent. The doctors were baffled. This is just one of the few cases of Foreign Accent Syndrome, a rare condition that changes the way a person speaks. It’s caused by damage to the brain, and there are about 150 confirmed cases worldwide.

The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese is a new BBC documentary that follows Sarah’s struggles with this bizarre and debilitating condition. The story of her experience is sure to grab the attention of people all over the world. The documentary follows her efforts to regain her native British accent with the help of speech therapy. It also exposes some of the cruel jokes she has to endure because of her new voice.

As a child, Sarah learned to speak with her native Devon accent. It was a distinctive sound, one that her family and friends recognized. But on March 7, 2010, a severe migraine left her in the hospital, and when she awoke the next morning, that distinctive accent was gone. In its place was a distinctly Chinese lilt, and the doctors were left puzzled.

Since then, Sarah’s struggle to find her old accent has been documented in a number of media outlets. The BBC’s latest documentary focuses on her attempts to overcome the bizarre change in her voice. It’s been three years since her story first made the rounds, and the mystery of her new voice remains.

Some of the scenes shown in the film are downright comical, such as when she is told to say “chopsticks” by her speech therapist or when she is asked by the wait staff at restaurants to order fried rice. But the documentary also shows how frustrating and isolating living with this condition can be.

Until her native accent returns, Sarah must live with the ridicule that comes along with being identified as a Chinese person in her home country. For her, the most heartbreaking part is knowing that this will probably be permanent.

Abby Fender

Abby Fender has been in the music business for a long time. As a child she and her brother would sing the national anthem at local events and as an adult, she was a regular performer in Tyler Civic Theatre productions and sang at the Texas Rangers games.

The 39-year-old was shocked when she woke up from surgery to fix a herniated disc and found her Texas twang had disappeared, replaced by not one but three different accents from countries she’d never visited. She eventually got diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome, a rare condition that affects only 100 people worldwide.

After her op, Abby started speaking with a strong Russian accent, even though she’d never been to Russia before. She was also able to speak English with a Ukrainian and Australian accent, although doctors aren’t sure why this happened.

Now, Abby is trying to make her way into the country music scene. She recently auditioned for the new CMT reality show “Can you duet?” and hopes that it will help her break into the industry.

Abby has already paid her dues by going through multiple auditions and being turned down, but she believes that her appearance on the show will help her get noticed by the right people. She plans to use her appearance on the show to network and find a mentor who can help her get to the next level in the industry.

Judi Roberts

After suffering from a stroke, Judi Roberts began speaking with an accent that some thought was Jamaican or Eastern European. Her family and friends were baffled, and some even accused her of faking it. But experts have now diagnosed her with a rare condition called foreign accent syndrome. The disorder causes the speaker to develop an accent that sounds like that of a non-native speaker, often after suffering a head injury or stroke.

Roberts’ condition is so rare that there are only a few cases reported worldwide. Roberts says she has no idea how the accent developed. She’s been told it could be the result of a mini stroke that occurred while she was under anesthesia for a dental procedure. The stroke could have changed her brain and caused the change in her speech patterns, but doctors don’t know for sure.

Roberts is a former competitive swimmer who competed in the 1952 Olympics but did not make it past the semifinals. She has also been involved in church and community activities. In her free time, she enjoys jazz and loves to travel. She has played with some of Chicago’s top musicians, including Petra Van Nuis and Andy Brown.

She has appeared in several films and television shows, including Orange Is the New Black, NOS4A2, and You Were Never Really Here. She also starred in the movies Fred Won’t Move Out and Dead Silence, and she has guest starred on television series such as Remington Steele, Mac, and Law & Order.

In addition to spending her free time with her family, she loves cooking, sewing, stamping and yoga. She has been married to her husband for 51 years and has two children. She is loved by her family and many friends. She will be missed by everyone who knew her.

George Michael

Having a foreign accent is not something to be ashamed of, but it can be confusing. This is especially true for people who suffer from migraines, which can make them feel like they are speaking with a completely different person. In some cases, people with this condition can lose their own voice and sound like they have a Chinese accent. This is a condition known as Foreign Accent Syndrome.

Sarah Colwill has had migraines for 10 years, but she was shocked when she woke up with a strong chinese accent. She has never traveled to China, and she is not a speaker of the language. Her doctors and speech therapists were baffled by her sudden accent. She has since been diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome.

George Michael was a British singer, songwriter, and music producer who sold over 100 million albums. He was also a popular television host and philanthropist. He is considered one of the most influential musicians in history.

Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in London, England. He began his career with high school friend Andrew Ridgeley in the duo Wham!, which had its first worldwide hit in 1984. After that, he went solo, and his debut album Faith was an instant success. He also performed at the following year’s Live Aid concert, raising funds for Ethiopian famine relief. His supple ballads, such as “Careless Whisper,” and buoyant dance tracks, such as “Freedom ’90,” were an indication of a growing maturity in his songwriting.

He eventually began to take on a more political persona, and his last album was Prayer for Time in 1996. His musical direction evolved further with the release of Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, which had a soulful and jazz influence. In later life, he became disillusioned with the superficiality of pop stardom and moved away from video clips.

He was found dead at his home in Goring-on-Thames, a small town in south Oxfordshire, on Sunday. He was 53. His death was ruled non-suspicious by Thames Valley police. Many have speculated that he may have committed suicide, but his manager Fadi Fawaz denied that claim.