Cape Town — South African award-winning singer Lira suffered a stroke in Germany last year, and she described how she turned her stroke into a “blessing”.
Lira suffered a stroke ahead of a scheduled show in Germany in April last year and has since been on an incredible road to recovery.
She was later diagnosed with aphasia a language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension.
Lira stepped out on stage to perform at the RMB Starlight Classic in what was her first time back on stage since the stroke. She performed alongside Sunnyboy Dladla and Masabane Cecilia Rangwasha and she said she was making steps in the right direction but still has a long way to go before she performs on her own.
“There’s still a long way to go before I can sing on my own, let alone sing at a full concert- but this a very positive step in my recovery. I’ve been singing to loosen up my tongue, it has helped to speak better and I do it as part of my recovery.”
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Lira recently appeared at a Samsung Do What You Can’t event where they celebrated the he strength, brilliance and achievements of women and Lira shared her inspirational story of how she turned her stroke into a “blessing”, IOL reported.
She opened up to the women in the room about the events of the day, when she suffered her stroke, about how everything was normal before she experienced a sensation during her walk.
Lira reflected on the incident and her time in hospital and said the stroke allowed her to just focus on herself and her recovery and not anything else, like gigs and having risk insurance put her at ease of not having any financial worries.
“What an amazing month this has been! I spoke at Samsung’s do what you can’t women’s day event in Fourways yesterday! I’m truly grateful 🙏🏾❤️😇 #DoWhatYouCant #Samsung”
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
