Pronouns give people problems with aphasia. It is one of many of my frustrations. When I talk with my granddaughter, I don’t even think before I usually say “he” did that. My son and my wife immediately say “she.” I get upset because I don’t even think about it. Today, I talked with a friend, […]
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One thing about Aphasia and jokes is that it is difficult to tell a joke. Timing and remembering the language are difficult. I know how to make two jokes. One of them I said yesterday about playing golf. I will try to tell the joke verbally. I realize that Aphasia doesn’t impact about smart, however,
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Every day I will try each story to talk about Aphasia this month. Today I played golf. I work as often as I can. I still suck. I told the Neurologist that I could not play golf well after the stroke. My wife insisted I sucked before I had the stroke. I could have
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I stopped reading books when I was diagnosed with aphasia. Before the stroke, I read all the C. J. Box books about Joe Pickett, the game warden in Wyoming. All except for “Dark Sky”, which was Book 21. It took me a while to read it. With aphasia, reading is more difficult. Temple PACT Book
Last week, my son told me that Bruce Willis had aphasia. I have something in common. “Die Hard” was one of my favorite movies, and his action hero, John McLane, played by Bruce Willis, was awesome. No, I’m not John McClane. I have aphasia. I listened to the stories on the news. Many
I just started to read a new book at PACT Temples Book Group for those with Aphasia. The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency written by Alexander McCall Smith is the book. This week was the introduction group. I had started to read the first chapter using both the book and the Audible since it makes
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With Aphasia, whenever I find myself thinking about saying something that I can’t think of a word, my brain goes on overtime. My brain tells me about remembering stories but I can’t come up with the words to describe them. Last week I played golf with a new friend. He said that he was
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It’s Christmas 2021. It has been 18 months since I had my stroke. My life has changed. Sometimes it isn’t easy, but my friends and colleagues make it easier to figure things out. Because of my Aphasia, I worried that I would be stuck at my house because I hated being out in the
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Last week I participated in a study at the University of Pennsylvania. The study is “A Physic II, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Constraint Induced Language Therapy to Treat Chronic Aphasia.” Like I can figure that out! If you have Aphasia, you should look to see if it is of
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