Cryptogenic (Strokes of Unknown Cause)
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Depression and Anxiety
At age 31 I had a heart attach. Healed pretty well and spent the next 5 years fairly normal. about 5 years after that I had a TIA that was misdiognosed. That left me struggling to speak. Aphasia I think is what it is called when you can't find the...
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Not sure of next step
Hello im Ryan. I am 33yrs old. I had three strokes in july. Cause is unknown. I live in a small community so no hope of support groups here. Im just past 90 days from my last stroke. I have yet been able to get into seeing a neurologist since i was released...
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Support Network’s Octoberfest of Encouragement and Friendship
Did you know that the Support Network & MyAFibExperience have about 25 conversation forums for survivors and caregivers of heart and stroke conditions? As I read through all the comments each day, I see similarities in all the conversations. Anxiety...
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looking for someone to talk to about care giving for my son
We live in Fredonia Ks. & I have sole care of my 60 yr. old son & need someone to visit with now & then
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Telescoping, phantom-limb, phantom-word and the process of cortical reorganization, 8/25/2020.
Dear Friends and Colleagues, A “phantom-limb” is the experience of a person who has lost a limb but still has the feeling of a limb that provides the same spatial location where the intact limb used to be. The sensation of the phantom-limb...
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Inner Speech: Another Accidental Tool in Aphasia Recovery
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Talking about Inner Speech--I don’t know when I started talking to myself after my stroke (9/26/11). And I don’t know when I started remembering what it was that I was talking about. I did keep my calendar....
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People with Aphasia: Social Distancing Professionals Long Before the Virus was in Vogue
Dear AHA/ASA Friends, Here is the video https://youtu.be/b0m6b5xI2Fw and associated PDF for “People with Aphasia: Social Distancing Professionals Long Before the Virus was in Vogue, 7/28/2020” and a short summary of the article. People...
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person to do exercises
Hello, Does anybody know where I can find a person to do pt/ot exercises with me? I Ilve in San Jose.
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Speech Therapy for People with Aphasia (PWA): Homework is more than just HOMEWORK!
Hi All, As long as I can remember, I liked homework. It was fun and a challenge to me. In my mind, it made me feel like I was “accomplishing” something as small as it was. I imagine that many of us have acquired habits like that that work...
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Spreading Aphasia Awareness One Social Distancing Person at a Time … in the COVID Age.
Hi All, I am a three-time stroke survivor, a national aphasia advocate and speaker. My last face-to-face presentation was Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Tallahassee, FL. Driving home that night we listened to the news and realized that the world, as we...
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