Overview
- Verity Went, 28, from Penkridge, says her speech changed to a strong Geordie accent minutes after waking from a migraine nap on October 4, 2023.
- She reports the accent has not shifted since and says it now feels like her authentic voice.
- Her GP, aware of her functional neurological disorder, was shocked by the change and advised her to go to the hospital.
- Went is working with an occupational therapist who specializes in FND, and she says the seizures she previously experienced have stopped.
- She tested the accent in Newcastle without drawing notice, and she says her inner monologue, dreams, and sleep-talking now match the new voice.