There a stroke group and I go when I can...I love it (thanks Megan and Dr. Kendall!). We watched a movie called "Aphasia: Hope is a four letter word." Before I was watching, I think I forget a little...I forget the therapy in the hospital. But when I was watch the movie, I remembered. There is a scene...Carl (the man with aphasia) went to a party. There was a jackass...he yelled to Carl, "Hey Carl, where is your nose?" And, of course, he doesn't know (and yes, that happened). I remember sitting in the hospital...and the therapist said, "Julie, where is your nose?" Guess what? I didn't know. I didn't know my body parts. That was so, so humiliating. There is aphasia...evil aphasia (ummm, I can say I know my body parts again...phew haha!).
After we moved to Washington, we met Megan. There was a study in Washington of University. Megan was my speech therapist for 6 weeks...5 days and 2 hours. Megan taught to phonics again. For me, that was awesome! My speech therapists in Utah was so good, but I was slow. After working and WORKING with Megan, I was talking better and better (so, so, so happy). There was a test with the study. There was weird no-real word...I have to try talk that (hate it! Haha), reading, numbers, and naming pictures. Naming pictures was frustrating, because there was a lot that I know that name, but my silly mouth. Like, there was a picture...there was a "treasure." My brain said, "Oooh, a treasure!" I tried...again and again...but NOPE. My mouth was working....silly, dumb, silly mouth. Thank you, apraxia. When I was talking to Megan and I seeing a picture I said, "Ugh, it is right there (pointing my forehead) but my mouth is not working!" Haha that is my life right now.
So...that is a little my story. I'm not done, but right now after 2 hours, I got to go ;). Thank you for reading you want to. :)
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You have been through so much and coped with it all so well. You have been so strong and worked so hard and I think you are awesome! So many people don't know about aphasia and apraxia and I am glad you are so open about it so we can learn about what you are living. :) Thank you.
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