{"id":2831,"date":"2012-04-06T11:29:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=2831"},"modified":"2012-04-06T11:29:53","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T16:29:53","slug":"brain-tumor-ms-diagnosis-cant-stop-21-year-old-paul-murray-from-pursuing-love-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2012\/04\/06\/brain-tumor-ms-diagnosis-cant-stop-21-year-old-paul-murray-from-pursuing-love-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain tumor, MS diagnosis can’t stop 21-year-old Paul Murray from pursuing love of music"},"content":{"rendered":"
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21-year-old University of Aberdeen student, Paul Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stories don’t get much more inspirational than the saga of Paul Murray, a 21-year-old Scot who has not let Crohn’s Disease, four surgeries to remove a large brain tumor and a subsequent diagnosis of\u00a0multiple sclerosis get in the way of his love for playing piano.<\/p>\n

The University of Aberdeeen invited journalists to interview Murray today, and already his story is posted on several news sites in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Murray only realised his love for the piano at age 15, worked really hard, and won admission to the University of Aberdeen’s music department less than two years later.<\/p>\n

Murray spent four months learning to walk and talk again following his surgery, and discovered that he would only be able to play with his left hand — something that the MS has limited, as well.<\/p>\n

So he’s now busy composing instead, and is planning to get a Masters degree.<\/p>\n

“My passion for classical music has helped me overcome so much and I hope to be able to bring this music to those who, like me, did not grow up with it,” says Murray.<\/p>\n

“The thought that I would never play the piano again never crossed my mind, I was determined to carry on and play with what remaining ability I had,” he told the Daily Mail<\/em>. “Just playing music is fantastic. It might sound strange to non-music players, but I get transported into another world when I play.<\/p>\n

“I forget about all my problems when I play, it’s a fantastic way to escape.”<\/p>\n

John Terauds<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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