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		<title>Aphasia Forum: Does speaking get better some days than others? - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>My Dad suffers from Aphasia and is hemiplegic due to a stroke that he suffered on Dec 22, 2007.

While he spent a month in Kessler Rehab i...</description>
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			<title>Comment by 127001</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm aphasic also, although mine worsened as years passed. But NO it will never be consistent. It has to do with how the brain is functioning, where the damage is, etc., etc. 
  
 It also has to do with how relaxed and comfortable he is when he is <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Talking">talking</a> with someone and what the conversation is about...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:07:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by DaughterOfAphasia</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thank you.  You are right about how relaxed he is or isn't.  His speech is very poor when he is agitated.  We do chit chat with him, but he gets upset when we don't always understand him. 
  
 As for therapy at home:  His speech therapist asked that we help him at home also so he is not limited to the...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:40:57 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by 127001</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mine is from traumatic brain injury. Took years to diagnose the aphasia and that was when I had a severe attack and babbled, my hair fell out, my skin fell off. It has worsened due to buildup of scar tissue in the brain from aging. I now speak with keyboard only, including in real life. 
  
 A couple ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:52:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by DaughterOfAphasia</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thank you for your reply.  You are so lucky that you understand your situation so well, my Dad doesn't.  We try to explain, but I don't think he understands. 
  
 Yes, you are correct, he does get frustrated with himself more than us.  We do re-phrase sentences and use a pad and pencil as well as poin...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:05:14 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by amyg35</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[hello my name is amy. i, too, suffered a stroke. 
  
 after a stroke your brain has to reboot like a computer when the electricity goes out. this may take a year or longer depending on where the damage is located..when i was rebooting after my stroke, my long term memory is what i was processing for t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:29:33 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by DaughterOfAphasia</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thank you for your reply.  I like to sit in once in a while with my Dad and his speech therapist to see how he is doing, unfortunately I work, so I can't do it as often as I like.  The therapist did explain the retrieval issue.  My Dad knows what he wants to say but it just doesn't always come out r...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:10:08 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by amyg35</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[i get tired in the evening. your dad does too. this makes it hard to get the words out in the correct order sometimes. 
 your dad sounds like a fighter and a very good thing.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:46:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by 127001</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Amy this is so true! Other things can do it too. Worry about something, a distraction, or anything that might take away from the concentration on the words. 
  
 My stepdad was a diabetic. Even a scratch or bruise could throw his blood sugar off. It doesn't take much with aphasia for some people too. ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:09:11 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by amyg35</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[so true! 
  
 i know that a have mild aphasia but the agravation and fustration is not mild at all... 
  
 my brain works so fast. my mouth can't not even catch up sometimes...very stressing..]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:02:46 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by mouse1967</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sweetie, if your dad gets in with a good tharipist, and depending on his age and his <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/willpower" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/willpower')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Determination">determination</a>, things will get better.  You will ave to just give it time.  My husband was 49 when he suffered 3 consecutive strokes that left him with severe speach aphasia, but that was almost 5 years ago, and wit...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:44:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by DaughterOfAphasia</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thank you all for your for replying to my post.  My Dad just turned 86 years old, so time is very important to trying to get him at least somewhat back to the way he was before. 
  
 The speech is very important and I've read that much of the time, people recover from aphasia within 6 months...at leas...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:42:48 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by dutchmircle</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi, My husband had an aneurysm nov 05, He has aphasia/apraxia which sometimes goes together. While I was <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Reading" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Reading')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Reading">reading</a> your stories and the responses it brought back a lot of memories. It gets better, but will never be the same.  I found I needed to speak simple language, slow and used whatever tools I ne...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:23:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by randomchic</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Sleep" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Sleep')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Sleep">sleep</a> problems are very common with stroke survivors.  many times the initial hospital stay can make it very easy to get your days and nights reversed.  if your dad is depressed, and is unable to express that verbally, he may need someone to go to bat for him and ask the doctor to put  him on an ant...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:21:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by dutchmircle</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi, my husband did not experience any depression, we have always been so supportive and as a family found ways to overcome the aphasia.  We found that he was having a hard time concentrating of the television and if it was too fast too much going on, it was definately too much for him.  Even now he ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:39:35 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by JellenJellen</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My husband stroke survivor takes a few little naps a day, but in his recliner not the bed.  This helps at night.  In addition, after 3 years of being woken up every time he tried to turn over and every time his hand <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Brace" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Brace')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Brace">brace</a> hit me in the head, I had to do something.  First I moved my head to the foot ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 10:28:14 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by dorothyeross</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for some tips on how to get copperation with the home program, here some some ideas that I found helpful. Sometimes people want the professionals to give the therapy, and the family to be loving and helpful, not therapists. To cross the "great divide", practice doing the program w...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:25:55 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by marie52</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Aphasia/forum/2243270-does-speaking-get-better-some/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I had a stroke 3 1/2 years and still I have to hit the dictionary to write. Some days I can't talk any day. Some day it's a great day. My speech is hard than <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Writing" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Writing')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Writing">writing</a>. I will pray for you. But every one helped me for this. Marie 52]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:27:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Priscila</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[mother has global aphasia, it doesnt get any worse then global aphasia, anyways, she has very few words and is easily confused due to comprehension problems, but, when she talks on the phone, she does much better, usually have to do a conversation that involves yes and no answers, but she is usually...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:14:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by SHAWNHH</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Everyone has good days and bad days. Your dad is probably speaks so well when in therapy or for evals b/c he is monitoring it much more than when he is with his loved ones. Everyone does this in some way. When you are speaking to your boss, you are more aware of what and how you speak. When you are ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:17:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Nakuru</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My 17 year old Son got injured at <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Education" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Education')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about School">school</a> in May of this year when he crushed heads with a teammate and as a result of this head injury and following going into a coma and hospitalisation he was diagnosed with Aphasia. He cannot read, write or understand any <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Discussion">discussion</a>. I have however realised that h...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:21:31 +0100</pubDate>
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