Dagmar Turner, 53, played the violin so surgeons could ensure parts of the brain which control hand movements and coordination were not damaged during the removal of a brain tumor. Absolutely incredible! Ms Turner, from the Isle of Wight, was diagnosed with a brain tumour after suffering a seizure in 2013. Turner was anxious about losing the motor skills key to her music. The neurosurgeon knew he had to cut the bad tissue out with the utmost precision. So he had Turner play from her London hospital bed — while staff operated. Turner went under general anesthesia while they opened her skull. But the brain itself does not have pain receptors, and she was wide-awake for the tumor’s removal, playing Gershwin, Mahler and more. Via @thomashaskett