Sorry to hear about your wife. My husband, 43 suffered a cardiac arrest and stroke, and anoxic brain damage. He was in a coma for 10 days and also has aphasia. This happened a year and a half ago. Some days or moments are better than others.

She will get better. Maybe not exactly how she was before, but better. My husband feels nothing is wrong with him. I've explained what has happened many, many times. I got him to go to therapy sometimes by saying the doctors ordered him to go. I've also been at the end of my rope and said if he doesnt go I would leave (which I never would, but have thought about).

His therapy since has ended, insurance ran out. Its frustrating, and lonely to say the least.

Every person and every injury is different. One of Joes doctors told me that he has a new brain and over time we will see what this new brain can do. Time unfortunately being years.

You have to try to let her know YOU need her to go to therapy. When she does go, you and her will meet people that have come so far. It will give you both a connection to others who are or have been in the same situation. It will give you both hope!

I know the feelings you have, and I honestly dont know what to say. Sometimes you have to dig deep inside to find the strength. I've found mine through prayer and tears. I dont know how to help you understand this situation when I myself dont understand it.

I try to take a day and a moment at a time and just keep putting one foot infront of the other.

Good luck and I will keep you in my prayers!

It is very traumatizing when we see our loved one's go through this Aphasia struggles and we as their caregivers suffer even more. My 18 year old Son was diagnosed with Aphasia in June last year when he was injured whilst praying foot in sch. In May of this year, Samuel, that's my son's name refused to take his daily medication and refused to attend the speech therapy session. That was one of the hardest times in my life, as I felt totally helpless. I did pray alot, am not sure whether that helped but through alot of patient, I come to realise that Sam still loved football despite his condition, and now I have gone out of my way to ensure that, he is involved in the community football team and athough he still has declined to take his medication upto now, am seeing a slight inprovement in his speech and he seems to remember some of the things that had occurred in his life prior to the accident, albiet with a lot of difficult. The most amazing thing is, Sam prays football so well and follows all the rules quite well that one cannot tell that he is unable to read and write.

So maybe your dear wife would improve if she is involved in an activity that she loves and loved before the stroke. trust this helps.

I understand your situation ,my husband had stroke on aprill 6th2011,it is wernickies aphasia,he does not understand what I tell him,and his speech comes out makes no sense.I want him ,I am t struggle to take him for thearapy every time,He thinks his speech is fine and I tell him it is not in a nice way but he does'nt undersatnd that,more than all he was a physician himself and took care of so many patients like this,but now he is not in a position to understand.Hope his reception improves so I can make him understand,i get frustrated by being not able to do the right thing for him,as he fights to go to speech therapyGOD HAS TO HELP ME,and I pray for both of us

My husband has stroke induce aphasia and had weekly speech therapy sessions for months. There seemed to be some significant improvement in some areas and none in others. He's now taking a break from therapy as we have to drive 85 miles to get there. We have been told that improvement can happen for up to 5 years, so patience is the key. Work on memory games and word association stuff. That helped a lot.

My 63 year old husband suffered an ischemic stroke on July 5, 2012 which resulted in him having right sided weakness and he suffers from aphasia/apraxia.

His physical and speech therapy ended last November because he was not making any progress because of the aphasia. HIs occupational therapy ended in February of 2013 because he had reached a plateau.

I have continued to try to work with him with exercises, however, he often declines. I don't know how to get him motivated at this juncture.

Prior to his stroke he exercised daily, rode his bicycle... two to three times a week, ate healthy, manually cut the lawn rather than ride the mower. I just don't know what to do to help him.

I have downloaded an app on the ipad called verbally which I thought would inspire him to work with, however, he gets frustrated and I don't push him. I purchased a WII because someone told me that this would help him physically but he declines to use that as well.

I remain positive and always hopeful. When talking to him I try to stress the dedication we have to put in ... to helping him get better. He understands everything said to him but again the confusion frustrates.

I am seeking any known avenues to help me help him. All suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

in 2007 at the age of 40 after surgery for ca I suffered to rsp arrested suffered brain damage and had to learn to do everything all over again the hardest part was the speach. I knew what I wanted to say but the wrong words would come out. I knew my daughter wasnt a cat or a bus or the tv but thats what would come out. It was my then 10 yr old and 14 yr that came up w the flash card idea. Af first they were simple pictures then pictures with the words then simple statements. It worked I could communicate with them and tx staff and this allowed me to advocate for myself and even disapline my children. I was able to tell them the reason I didnt want to go to therapy was bc the therapist tx me like I was 2 not 40. there is hope. sense then I have beaten the cancer graduate with a different degree with a 3.87 gpa (better then when I was straight out of HS) Your loved one is still there and wants to communicate with you. Just think out of the box. words are not just spoken they can be typed written or even pointed too.

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