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By
Diane Forrest
A friend of my husband, a very lovely lady who was
married to my husband's pastor, had a stroke.
She has recovered from her stroke, however her ability to speak did not
return to 100%. Much like Kirk Douglas
who suffered a stroke in 1996. Although
he has some ability to speak, the progress has been long and slow and requires
much work with a speech therapist. Both
are able to communicate, however their speech is slow, and sometimes difficult
to understand.
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A good friend of mine's brother in law suffered a stroke
last month that attacked the top of his brain and he totally lost the ability
to speak, however that doesn't mean that he lost his intelligence. They all suffer from a condition known as Aphasia.
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Aphasia is an impairment of language ability ranging from
having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read,
or write. It can occur suddenly as with a head injury or stroke, or develop
over time with dementia, infection or brain tumor.
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Signs and symptoms
- People with aphasia may experience any of the following behaviors
- inability to comprehend language
- inability to pronounce, not due to muscle paralysis or weakness
- inability to speak spontaneously
- inability to form words
- inability to name objects
- poor enunciation
- inability to repeat a phrase
- persistent repetition of phrases
- uncompleted sentences
- inability to read
- inability to write
- limited verbal output
- difficulty in naming
Treatment
Treatment is according to the cause of aphasia, but the
main course of treatment involves working with a speech therapist.
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June is National Aphasia Awareness Month. For more information see: http://www.aphasia.org/
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