tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020836540211582257.post103818829271480308..comments2023-06-19T07:00:00.581-07:00Comments on From the Planet Aphasia: Quick UpdateMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020836540211582257.post-46648665413365621962007-12-05T07:43:00.000-08:002007-12-05T07:43:00.000-08:00Jean:I was so happy to see your update on Don's su...Jean:<BR/><BR/>I was so happy to see your update on Don's surgery, I was about to send you IM before decided to check here and was so relieved & happy, atleast now waiting is over, best of luck for surgery,driving in winter and everything, you both will be in my prayers, sorry to hear about speech therapy maybe it's time to work on Don's PT after his surgery.<BR/><BR/>AshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020836540211582257.post-18146155681418571692007-12-03T20:11:00.000-08:002007-12-03T20:11:00.000-08:00Pam, I'm planning to get Don involved either at t...Pam, I'm planning to get Don involved either at the senior center or the YMCA. And I'll have more time for posting on the site I've recently become so addicted to. LOL<BR/><BR/>Lori, Don is a very social person and would love volunteering but his speech doesn't come fast enough to do anything like that, and he doesn't talk in sentences. That's the apraxia combined with the aphasia. The words he Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020836540211582257.post-70392788606534637302007-12-02T21:48:00.000-08:002007-12-02T21:48:00.000-08:00I'm sorry to hear that he has been dropped from sp...I'm sorry to hear that he has been dropped from speech therapy - I'm waiting for that word for my husband, too. <BR/><BR/>One thing that really seems to have helped Dave is to force him into an environment where he had to talk to people....His speech is not perfect, but is definately better, and his stamina (his ability to talk for longer periods of time) has definitely increased.<BR/><BR/>MaybeThe Bee Folks - Lori Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545026722608512151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020836540211582257.post-31271990560183480882007-12-02T12:13:00.000-08:002007-12-02T12:13:00.000-08:00I'm so glad you finally blogged again. I've been c...I'm so glad you finally blogged again. I've been checking daily. So any ideas on what you'll do with your free time this coming semester?<BR/>PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com