How stroke affects communication
How stroke affects communication
A stroke can damage the language areas of the brain. This makes it hard to communicate. We know this can be difficult to understand. This video explains how a stroke affects communication, including aphasia.
Learn more about aphasia: https://stroke.org.uk/aphasia
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Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
https://stroke.org.uk
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1.34 -> last year my husband had a stroke and it
5.16 -> changed everything my funny chatty
8.519 -> partner suddenly couldn't speak properly
11.639 -> it was scary I didn't understand what it
15.179 -> was going through or how I could help
18.42 -> Jack stroke affected the area of his
21.119 -> brain that controls language so his
24.06 -> communication was affected but not as
27.06 -> intelligent
28.859 -> Jack has something called Aphasia it's
32.52 -> not an easy word to say Aphasia
36.38 -> Aphasia affects everyone differently it
40.079 -> can impact speaking and understanding
42.66 -> speech reading writing and using numbers
47.04 -> Jack also has dysarthria his stroke has
51.239 -> made the muscles in his face weak and
53.579 -> his words can sound slurred
56.039 -> I found all these medical words
58.739 -> confusing and didn't know what they
61.199 -> actually meant
62.879 -> I've learned that when we communicate
65.159 -> our brain goes through a long process
68.52 -> when communication is affected by a
70.86 -> stroke any part of this process can go
73.74 -> wrong
75.54 -> I'll explain by asking you a question
78.26 -> what do you write with
80.58 -> you could have said a pen a pencil my
83.46 -> hand the point is that your brain went
86.28 -> through a complex process in a Split
88.38 -> Second
88.81 -> [Music]
89.939 -> to answer the question you had to hear
92.22 -> it
93.479 -> I'm always reminding people that Jack
95.759 -> hasn't lost his hearing and shouting
98.159 -> won't help
99.78 -> you had to remember it understand the
102.06 -> words and work through all the options
104.159 -> in your head
105.36 -> you then had to put the words together
107.52 -> in the right order tell your muscles to
109.799 -> move in the right way and finally say
112.439 -> your answer
113.939 -> I couldn't believe what a complicated
116.04 -> process this is
118.439 -> it can be hard to remember that Jack's
121.02 -> intelligence wasn't affected by his
123.299 -> stroke
124.439 -> I know now that he's still the same
126.78 -> funny clever manner married
129.899 -> there are lots of ways conversations can
132.239 -> be better it's about learning to
135.3 -> communicate together in different ways
137.16 -> and having the confidence to give new
139.379 -> things a go
141.239 -> I know it can be difficult and scary and
144.66 -> so does the stroke Association
146.94 -> so they've made a video called
149.16 -> communication tips after a stroke lots
152.64 -> of them worked for me and Jack some
154.86 -> didn't but it's great to have ideas to
157.68 -> try
159 -> some days are better than others and we
161.4 -> still get it wrong sometimes but I'm so
164.4 -> happy to know that Jack is still my Jack
167.53 -> [Music]
179.64 -> foreign
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueVszv42Wqs