Posted AT 12:22 AM EDT on 03/07/08
First the stroke, then a Newfoundland accent
Rose Doré has lived her entire life in Southern Ontario, but, after a debilitating stroke two years ago, she started talking like a Newfoundlander.
“I don't know where it came from. I guess I'm lucky. A lot of people can't talk at all after they have a stroke. Lord Almighty,” she says, with an East Coast lilt to her voice. “My family thinks it's cute, but I don't.
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