I saw this story on several different websites yesterday, but I don’t remember which ones. In reading the story & not just the headlines, she has a brain tumor & has been playing the violin for over 40 years. The docs had told her that there was a possibility that she might lose her ability to play the violin while they were removing the tumor. She said that the violin is her life & she would be lost IF she could no longer play. That’s when one of the doctors asked her IF she would be willing to play her violin during the surgery so they could tell IF they were about to work on an area that would negatively effect her ability to play. They managed to remove 90% of the tumor without doing any lasting damage to her skills. One of the articles had a video of her playing as the doctors worked.
Although it amazes me how doctors can tell what to do & where to go in the brain from having the patient awake & alert while they work, I have read numerous accounts of this being done with some regularity!!!