Aphasia in Everyday Life: Tips for People with Aphasia and Their Families
Mr. M., 62 years old, is drinking his morning coffee as usual—but when his wife asks him if he’d like some sugar, he opens his mouth and can’t find the words. Instead, he hears himself say, “That—that thing, yeah, that…” His wife is startled. He is startled. A stroke a few weeks earlier had robbed Mr. M. of what he had taken for granted: his speech. Aphasia is not a rare condition. An estimated 200,000 people in Germany live with acquired aphasia, many of them at home, within their own four walls, and often with insufficient support. This magazin what…