It's now been 4 days of intensive speech therapy for my mother. There have been some significant gains but nothing functional yet. This morning, Mom surprised...
Congratulations to you and your mother, Rick! This is such a hard time for you and a frustrating time for her. I'm thrilled to hear your results. Keep...
Rick, often there are some small breakthroughs-and then some big things that happen all of a sudden. Sometimes there needs to be a foundation before the house...
nr597789@... is using the aphasia group for personal gain-- see copy of message below. As list owner-- is this what you want on this list or do you want...
Dear Sharon, and others, A long time ago I started this list - so yes, I am the 'list owner'. No, I do not want messages about credit, or porn, or dating. As...
At this time, I would be happy to co-moderate this list and if something like this comes up, I can just block them from the group. You are right- they can join...
Tim, thanks for the suggestion. I checked this at the yahoo-site. If we decide this group is 'by membership only', people have to join the list, before they...
Dear all, A few weeks ago I had an accident which left me devastated.I do not want to go into details any more. I just want to ask for prayers because it is a...
Bingo, prayers and warm thoughts are winging their way to you! I am in the process of reading the Dark Nights of the Soul -- it essentially is about what...
Bingo, I am sending many prayers for the unknown blessings that you need! I know that the grace of God is shining! Always in Love and Light, Elaine...
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Oct 9, 2004 2:18 pm
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Dear all, Thanks for all your prayers.Sometimes prayers of those we have not met personally are more effective.Thank you so much again and again. Bingo...
Has anyone had any success with any Aphasia software? I am looking for somthing to use at home. Speech therapy is fine but it is time consuming and very...
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Oct 12, 2004 1:14 pm
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Well, I suppose you live in the US so Sweden might feel a bit off, at least since we talk Swedish. However, here in Sweden we have been using the software...
Magnus Magnusson
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Oct 12, 2004 1:50 pm
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Magnus Can you give me more information about the Swedish program. Or, could you a web site where I could check more about the program. I speak Swedish or at ...
Hello group, My 21 yr. old has not spoken a word since TBI March 2001. I'm looking for software too. My son is getting familiar with a computer system that is...
Bhogal, Teasell, Foley and Speechley in their evidence based review found that more is better! The positive outcome studies provided TWICE the total hours of...
Sharon, Thank you for the list. Also thank you to everyone who responded to "Aphasia Software" Every little bit helps. Speech therapy helps as a crutch...
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Oct 14, 2004 12:33 pm
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Please email me the article. I would appreciate it. Pam _____ From: Sharon Anderson [mailto:sharon-anderson@...] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 4:02...
Does Aphasia makes us disabled? Certainly we have some disability but at what point do we consider ourselves wearing this label. I haven't wanted to say...
I have to disagree, at least on principle. My Mom nor I need a bumper sticker response. She struggles everyday with Aphasia. I don't understand why it is ...
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Oct 15, 2004 11:46 am
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Well, my mother went through 2 weeks of intensive, constraint induced speech therapy, ending last week on Friday (10/8). To get right to the point, there has...
Okay, a few others have thought a bit about whether we're disabled or not. It really doesn't matter which label we have. I have another thought though. What do...
Hi, I have a friend with Aphasia and also a son with Autism, people calling my son disabled was very hard for me to take at first, but now I look at as a way...
Elaine, I think we actually agree, the key is to utilize the system to get what you need but not to buy into the parts that don't work for you. You might be...
It is really unfortunate that people don't let others know about their aphasia or stroke. Look what Michael J. Fox has done for talking about his Parkinson's...
