My husband suffered from a huge Stroke right over the communication centre of his brain. He has had significant aphasia expressive and receptive; speaking, reading, writing all affected.
Relying upon non-verbal communication was frustrating for both of us as we could not be specific enough with each other.
When he arrived at Astley Ainslie for rehab his reading ability had begun to improve, if information was conscise, otherwise we were very reliant upon guestures and non-verbal communication. He couldn’t point to correct images in a picture and correct words were few and far between.
2 months in and he can bring phrases and sentences together better, he can write the correct word from a picture. Today 20 words were written almost entirely independently in a 30 mins session. Whilst we still have a long journey ahead of us, the difference is immense!
I cannot express the gratitude to Anne, Hannah, Anne, Helen and the whole team for everything they have done to help support the two of us.
"Stroke and communication"
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