Dear All, I am a writer and I have just written a book about my father who had a serious stroke affecting his right side. He also had aphasia. I say had,...
Robin: As I've written a number of times, my mother met Hammesfahr and spent a fortune on his medication program. While his treatment was not effective, my...
Rick Good post. I hope that others read what you said. Michael ... From: Aphasia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Aphasia@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Rick Bronstein ...
Rick, Very good post, indeed. I'm glad I didn't forward the first to anyone I know before I'd read your response. We owe it to ourselves to be fully informed...
Dear Rick, I am sorry that your mother had no improvemnt to her disabilities. My father had quite a different experience. Medicare and Medicaid both...
Hi, I'm Mike McKesson, I'm talking to you now, not reading, just talking in the computer with Dragon. I have a stroke and aphasia. Eight years ago now this...
Hi Mike! It looks great in the computer! I started to "speak" through the computer at first. It's a challage, but it's worth it! (and I'm tired too in...
Hi Mike Glad to hear you "speaking" now. Tell me more about the Dragon. Maybe I should take some time and look this up on the internet. Like many others on...
Go Girl, wicked!!! I had a stroke on 14 months!! Take care Amanda Michael McKesson <mmckesson48304@...> wrote: Hi, I'm Mike McKesson, I'm talking to you...
Aphasia gang: You're here! It's satisfying to make a friend, a lot of friends. The program is Dragon Naturally Speaking 8 Preferred, a computer software. For...
Hello, My name is Steve and I am a new member of this group. Three weeks ago, my mother, Jeri, had a stroke. She was with my stepdad, Fred, visiting relatives...
This is in response to the repeated post about Dr. William Hammesfahr and the advertisement to sell a book about his treatment. To repeat, my issue was not...
Hi Steve: I have aphasia so I know the problem. You can go to www.StrokeSoftware.com . Lots of luck. Bruce Martin From: Steve Runfeldt <stever@...>...
Bruce Martin
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Bruce, I have been looking at the Bungalow Software catalog and also at the Parrot Software. We do not know yet what programs Mom may need. Most of the...
To with the parrot software subscription—you will find that your mom will progress through the exercises quite quickly so buying them does not make sense. ...
Hi Steve: I'm sorry I have not used becuase it to expensive for a Canadian. I have to add 35% to the price. I just worked with the speech therapist. Let you...
Bruce Martin
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Sharon, I just spent most of this afternoon and evening going through your Stroke Survivors web site. THANK YOU for a wonderful job. I have a background in...
Steve, you might want to check with your physiatrist—about the use of piracetam for aphasia. I have the research articles if you need them. _____ From:...
... Sharon, I would appreciate any recent research info you have on Piracetam. My stepdaughter needed it about 8 years ago. It was not FDA approved, but we...
I have been reading up on aphasia rehab and it looks like more intensive rehab over a shorter period is better than less intensive work over a longer period. ...
Hi Steve: I agree the more intensive rehab. I didn't have any rehab only my wife. She helped for 2 years. Then I went to speech pathologist. I still work on it...
Bruce Martin
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I have personal experience with Constraint Induced Speech Therapy which is the intensive therapy I think you're talking about. My mother had great gains in the...
You may want to investigate the six-week intensive therapy program at the Residential Aphasia Program (RAP) at the University of Michigan. People who attend...
... Walter, The Michigan program sounds really good, but they do not accept Medicare or AARP and the cost is $26,000. The caregiver training is one week and...
My brother had a cerebral artery stroke, specifically parietal affecting motor & speech on Monday, November 14. He cannot talk and the right side of his body...
Hi! Is that you? I invited someone to join this group today (Monday, actually) after learning her brother had just suffered a stroke that affected his language...
Dear Mr. Runfeldt and the rest of aphasia@yahoogroups.com, The different approaches to rehab suggest the diversity of aphasia as well as diversity of the...
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For everyone’s interest—there is a video of John on this page HYPERLINK "http://www.neurogym.com/testimonials/"http://www.neurogym.com/testimonials/ Go to...
