I’m blown away by this story. This perfectly normal woman is missing a big chunk of the left hemisphere, where the functions associated with language are typically placed. I guess that the main takeaway could be:
“It seems that networks in the brain arrange in a particular way, but if you lose crucial brain regions as a baby—when the brain is still very plastic—these networks can reroute”
Another interesting case study:
Apparently the extent to which Phineas was affected by the injury is exaggerated, see: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4744