Aphasia

I'd like You to Meet Aphasia

When I met Bruce, nearly six years ago, he had rec more...2 points

When I met Bruce, nearly six years ago, he had recovered a minimally functioning vocabulary at best. He had gone through about four years of speech therapy and had spent about two years without additional help. I was working as a Pharmacy Technician when I first encountered this man - the angriest, most stressful and uncooperative customer I had ever met. ...2 points

The Fall

I heard a body hitting the floor and from the kitc more...2 points

I heard a body hitting the floor and from the kitchen I took off towards the bedroom in an old lady version of a triathlon competitor-stiff-knees, making my gait bob from side to side as a speed walked then hopped over the dog and came to a sliding stop with my socks.2 points

The Ambassador from the Planet Aphasia

Today was get-out-of-the-house day. We've been sno more...2 points

Today was get-out-of-the-house day. We've been snow bound. Oh, not really but it makes a better story than saying we had no place to go since Friday. Today was different. We had a mission.2 points

MacArthur Park: Lamenting the Loss of Language

Puzzling out the mysteries of MacArthur Park was a more...2 points

Puzzling out the mysteries of MacArthur Park was actually good training for living with my husband's language disorders, aphasic and apraxia. If I hadn't pondered the cake in the rain every time I've heard that song played, would I....2 points

The Taming of the Shrew

This article is another in a series of articles th more...2 points

This article is another in a series of articles that takes a humorous look at the life of a couple dealing with the aftermath of a severe stroke and its resulting language disorder and paralysis.2 points

He's in the Dog House Now!

The atmosphere here on the Planet Aphasia is warpi more...2 points

The atmosphere here on the Planet Aphasia is warping my waffles. Don't ask me what that means. If your waffles are warped, too, you'll understand. If not, trust me when I say that it's not a good thing here in the city of Caregiverville.2 points

The Shower Stall Mystery

Then it started---those sound effects, the kind li more...2 points

Then it started---those sound effects, the kind like Meg Ryan made in her famous movie scene where she's faking an orgasm in the restaurant. The first time I heard the moaning and groaning I thought....2 points

Today's Word is 'Aphasia'

According to the National Aphasia Association, an more...2 points

According to the National Aphasia Association, an estimated one million people in the United States have acquired aphasia, or about one in every two-hundred and fifty people. With that many individuals affected by this devastating language disorder wouldn't you think....2 points

Aphasia is Not Near Fantasia

...As with most newlyweds we struggled to communic more...2 points

...As with most newlyweds we struggled to communicate. For us, though, it was an amusing adventure seldom described in print.2 points

Bobsledding the Staircase

How many ways are there to get a wheelchair bound more...2 points

How many ways are there to get a wheelchair bound husband off from an upper floor of a burning building? This article gives a tongue-in-cheek look at one caregiver/spouse's solution plus....2 points

Table Talk

There's a line in a 1960s movie that is engraved s more...2 points

There's a line in a 1960s movie that is engraved somewhere in the space between my ears. In 'Two for the Road'---while eating a meal on the French Rivera---Audrey Hepburn asks Albert Finney: "What kinds of people sit at a table and don't talk to each other?"2 points

A Valentine's Day Love Story: How I Met My Husband

... He handed me a yellow piece of paper on which more...2 points

... He handed me a yellow piece of paper on which he'd written his name and number...2 points

How My Husband's Stroke Changed My Life

My husband had a massive stroke that left him righ more...2 points

My husband had a massive stroke that left him right side paralyzed and with no verbal or written ability to communicate. An event we thought could never happen to us did happen. It destroyed our previously comfortable and often complacent lives...2 points

How to Be a Good Friend to Someone with Aphasia

Not being able to communicate in the normal way br more...2 points

Not being able to communicate in the normal way brings on a devastating sense of isolation for people with aphasia and it often causes severe depression. Learning the basic tips in this article can prevent you from unknowingly adding to a friend's loneliness and dejection.2 points

StrokeNet Message Board

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Aphasia Now

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Aphasia Hope Foundation

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American Stroke Association

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National Stroke Association: Information on Stroke Prevention, Stroke Risk Factors, Stroke Symptoms, and Stroke Recovery

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Stroke information sheet compiled by the National more...1 point

Stroke information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).1 point

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada - Heart Disease, Stroke and Healthy Living

The Heart and Stroke Foundation provides informati more...1 point

The Heart and Stroke Foundation provides information about heart, stroke and healthy living in Canada1 point

The Stroke Association - UK

Homepage for The Stroke Association website. Learn more...1 point

Homepage for The Stroke Association website. Learn more about stroke1 point

Chest Heart and Stroke - Scotland

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland aims to improve th more...1 point

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland aims to improve the quality of life for people living in Scotland affected by chest, heart and stroke conditions.1 point

The Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association.

The aim of the Northern Ireland Chest Heart and St more...1 point

The aim of the Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association is to promote the prevention of and alleviate the suffering resulting from chest, heart and stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland.1 point

EUSI - the European Stroke Initiative

The European Stroke Initiative. Our aim is to improve more...1 point

The European Stroke Initiative. Our aim is to improve and optimise stroke management in Europe through educational programmes, both for healthcare professionals and the general public.







The EUSI is a joint initiative of the European Stroke Council (ESC), the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), and the European Neurological Society (ENS). We offer best-practice guidelines that aim to harmonise stroke management across the whole of Europe.1 point

National Stroke Foundation - Australia

Patient level information on stroke, as well as li more...1 point

Patient level information on stroke, as well as links and contact information for stroke support groups throughout Australia.1 point

Stroke and Chiropractors

In the early morning hours of a cold day in Novemb more...0 points

In the early morning hours of a cold day in November of last year, I woke up to use the bathroom and promptly fell to the floor, waking my wife. Several hours later, doctors were explaining details of the stroke I had in my sleep.I could not speak or move anything on the right half of my body and I...0 points

USMLE Step 1

BoardPrep.net are publishing an extensive set of a more...0 points

BoardPrep.net are publishing an extensive set of articles that are some "tips and tricks" you can use while in medical school and the USMLE Step 1.0 points