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A Regina musician is on the road to recovery after emergency brain surgery in the United States.
“I’m on the mend,” said Jack Semple in a video posted to Facebook.
He was taken to hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, after his back pain symptoms got worse.
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When the doctors found a brain tumour in early February, Semple was rushed into hours long surgery.
“I’m learning to use my left side again,” he said. “My fingers work on my left hand, which I’m very excited about, and they’re very thrilled, because usually after surgery like this, your hand is dead, but my hand is alive, so that’s good.
“I’m learning how to walk, and I’ll be back grooving on the stage eventually.”
Semple’s wife Tara said the tumour was not cancerous, on Friday’s Greg Morgan Morning Show.
“This has been an absolute roller-coaster of emotions,” said Tara. “Unbelievable. Having brain surgery, and within an hour the surgery being done — or maybe it was two hours — he was talking.
“He was good. Unbelievable what can happen in science nowadays.”
Jack Semple is recovering from emergency brain surgery after having a tumour removed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. (Jack Semple/Facebook)
She ended the interview saying it was her goal to get Semple a guitar so he could play again.
Jack thanked everyone for their well wishes.
“It’s going to take a while, though it’s lots of hard work, but I really am overwhelmed by all the love and help and good wishes that I’m getting from everybody, family, friends, everybody who’s out there,” he said.
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