Caring For a Loved One with Aphasia After Stroke

This voice-driven, narrative, non-fiction book relays the stories of seven courageous women whose lives have been greatly impacted by a loved one's stroke, resulting in loss of language ability to one degree or another. Aphasia leads to varying degrees of problems in speaking, understanding, reading, writing, gesturing, and using numbers. Aphasia can be extremely stressful for both the individual who had the stroke and for their family and friends. Speech is such a significant part of human interaction, and it's something that most people take for granted. It's hard to be able to communicate if you've been dependent upon verbal communication and yours is suddenly impaired. Fortunately, some recovery from aphasia is possible, and there are still ways to effectively communicate, even with aphasia.

The stories contained in the book are intended to help others feel less alone as they navigate their loss and the confusing healthcare system. The stories are told from the advent of a stroke of their loved-ones and describe how these caretakers persevered to find quality medical services and to provide home care.

Caring For a Loved One with Aphasia After Stroke is written for people who are going through a similar crisis, or for those in the medical and/or speech/language field who are interested to learn more about perseverance and hope that are critical to aphasia.

Features accessible educational information for family members, students, and for other medical professionals Provides an emphasis on aphasia which remains relatively unknown despite its prevalence Offers a variety of perspectives from individuals who have had strokes

Autorentext

Jennifer L. Mozeiko, PhD

Language, and Hearing Sciences

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

Deborah S. Yost, PhD

Professor Emeritus

School of Arts and Sciences

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Inhalt

Chapter 1. It Happened to Us.- Chapter 2. The Long Adjustment to Aphasia.- Chapter 3. A Journey through our Midst of Winter.- Chapter 4. Hope is a Muscle.- Chapter 5. How My Husband's Stroke Saved My Marriage (and Me).- Chapter 6. Never Give Up: A Tale of Partnership Inspired by Love.- Chapter 7. My Mother and Me: A Challenging Relationship.- Chapter 8. Author's Advice to Caregivers and Families.- Chapter 9. Questions and Answers on Aphasia and Stroke.- Chapter 10. Recommended Readings.