If I could describe Aphasia in one word, it would be (challenging. February 16, 2012 is a day I would like to forget but I can’t because we live with the challenges every single day! My husband underwent what was to be a routine procedure to clear plaque from his left arteries. He presented fine…
each day brings new challenges but meeting those challenges is what my beloved husband most deserves. This illness has changed both of us for the better. Each day brings us a new appreciation for the things we have. We have the Lingraphica tablet to help us communicate, we have a wonderful support system of friends…
0n Jan 16, 2023, my husband suffered a cryptogenic large vessel stroke. He is learning to live with multiple challenges, the largest being aphasia. In his eyes I can see the wheels spinning and the lights are on but there is no two way traffic. I spend 75% of my time guessing what he wants…
This is a Finding Words story! The following is Rick’s more detailed story, written by his wife Stephanie: It was Sunday of Thanksgiving Weekend, and I was raking leaves with my son, Jason, when I starting having a massive headache…. like no headache I ever had before. My wife called 911 and I went to…
This is a Finding Words story! My husband Paul was working the day before it happened. He is an economist and teached at the university in Montreal. He is suffering global aphasia and apraxie.following a AV C in 2015 He cannot talk, read or write or count, h motricity is good. It is the mots…
I was a CNA working my way through nursing school and did home care with Russ. Russ had a major stroke that left him with some expressive aphasia. When we first met her would have difficulty getting his thoughts into words. Over the two years we were together he continued to have smaller strokes, and…
On August 26, 2008, just 2 weeks short of her 75th birthday, my mother, Ollie Baljkas, suffered a triple infarction CVA, a stroke that damaged 2 of the speech centres of the brain. Her stroke-related hemiplegia has almost disappeared, but her expressive (or fluent) aphasia continues. From birth, my mom never had an easy life…
I wasn’t quite sure what to check to describe my connection to aphasia…I’m a speech-language pathologist (SLP), a caregiver, and a loved one connected to aphasia. In my 25+ years of being an SLP, I’ve known many persons affected by aphasia, but my career, nor my education, prepared me for the heartbreak of seeing my…
My darling husband Jim had won on Jeopardy, was full of facts on a NYC public radio program every week, and was the best unofficial tour guide of NYC, especially architectural wonders. A severe stroke in 2008 left him with hardly any ability to speak any more. He can barely write full words or sentences.…
My sister Marie was diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration (CBD). It took a long time for this diagnosis to occur. Her difficulties started with problems with speech–slurring of words and enunciation. She had visits with a speech pathologist, and this helped her use her voice for as long as possible. In time, however, her speech became…