Sarah's progress is unbelieveable! I really admire you both, must have taken a lot of strength and hard work. You can hardly even notice anything "different" about either of them; they just sound like me when I'm tired. :) Good luck!
I imagine like myself, many are just now learning about this disease and the amazing strength it takes to master it. I cannot imagine the frustration and patience it often requires. These patients are inspiration for sure. Aphasia Research will definitely be one of my donating causes now.
That you for this new video. I have been following your earlier videos. I am from Sweden and I had a severe stroke 2005 with aphasia. Today it is still affects me early in the morning or late at night but the rest of the day I can forget it. Look, I can even write this in English. There is hope. Good luck!
You have progressed so far I don't know you personally but I am so proud. I also have aphasia but not the same loving support. Most people just act annoyed by me occasionally correcting me so I can learn, Most of my learning has come from speech therapy and will power. But I am thankful when friends and loved ones occasionally allow me to learn, In like real life application.
It’s okay to say when people are not being helpful - friends and family need to learn too. It’s good you have willpower, never give up. Thanks for leaving a comment and for watching
Wonderful young HAPPY people!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US!!! I would have like to hear a little about what caused the stroke, as I had no idea teen could have strokes! I have young grandchildren & love to educate them on being healthy and careful! Loved listening to you giggle!!! ❤❤❤❤
Feels when Sarah very coherently expressed how important it was to find others because it was so isolating. Shows how essential a positive, affirming, and shared experience can be toward recovery, without the added frustrations of trying to communicate and interact with people who may not understand.
Couple of cuties! Its a great reminder to slow and listen to people, and not assume theyre a certain way just by their appearance. Some disabilities are not visible.
Seeing the difference in Sarah between the video of her 4 years prior vs. this one is really incredible. She seems to have gotten a lot of herself back and seems much more present. It’s nice to see them both making progress here, and I hope they’re doing well today.
Hey Jack! Great to see this video and to see how well you are doing. Only met you at camp such a long while ago but our thoughts are with you. You are doing so well - congratulations and Good Luck!
Inspirational stuff guys, currently studying to be a speech and language therapist and you guys are so much help. Thanks for helping by sharing your stories.
Are you guys still together? My cousin was affected by this too bit she didnt get much therapy after her stroke sadly. She cant make complete sentences but shes smart as a whip !! You guys are both doing great!
How difficult it would be to struggle with verbal, written and numbers communication. These two look like heaps fun people. I'm sure communication would not be as dramatic as this interview would've have been. Hats off to them. Keep going and just shine.. :-)
Hi, I've watched all of Jack and Sarah's videos. The most recent one I have seen of Jack was 2013/4. Would love to see a more recent one and hear how he is going. I am a carer and have several clients who have had strokes, some with aphasia. Thanks
Incredible, cute couple and hope they are/were still together. I checked out Sarah's latest updates and her improvement's are incredible. I Hope Jack is doing well!
A fear I have is something happening and me developing aphasia. I am young (20) but this videos shows anyone can have a stroke at any age, scary. I just can't imagine what it would be like to be thinking normally but you cannot communicate, it'd be like being isolated from everyone yet you are physically there and speaking.
To add to this, I fear something specifically like Wernicke's. These 2 have I think broca's? They just take longer to get their words out. Wernicke's is also known as fluent aphasia. A wernicke's patient will be speaking at a normal pace and thinking clearly but will say stuff that doesn't make sense. For example a response to "how was your day" could be "gleaming bread in the sunshine dog restaurant".
Hi Sarah, Jack, Joanie & Jack's Mum, Thanks for posting the video - it's nice to see that whilst you were on holiday you had the chance to meet - I assume you had 'met' online a bit before the trip? I always find it quite interesting with the Aphasia how you seem to flow quite well for part of a sentence and then come to a halt whilst you are trying to figure out the next bit you want to say - I wonder how that process is working in terms of the affected part of your brain, is it perhaps getting 'overloaded'? I've always said that it must be frustrating to be able to know what you want to say but not be able to express it. I obviously know Sarah has her usual positive attitude and it seems Jack does as well. It would probably be all to easy to let it get you down so I admire the way you remain positive and look upon it as opening new doors in your lives. I wonder if Jack had the same experience as Sarah amongst his friends & acquaintances - it has always saddened me to think that some of them became distant at the very time you needed them the most. All of you keep doing what you are doing - it's great for those of us that have known you (Sarah & Joanie at least) for a long time to keep up to speed with how you are doing & I know you have reported it has been very inspirational for lots of people, which is something you should be extremely proud of!
@@GoldPeakLLC my aphasia was never to the point where I couldn’t speak at all. I mean it was but it only lasted for like 4-5 days. And then when I left the hospital like 3 weeks later clearly they had me breathing on my own and I could say some sounds. So when I went into therapy I wasn’t starting completely from square one. So I definitely had that going for me. But I did intense intense speech therapy for the next 9 months. Honestly my speech is the only thing that went to like 95% of where it was before. My speech therapist would do memory games with us, obviously speaking aloud games, and writing with us.
@@kimisorensen4974 Speech therapy helped me so much. I was "lucky" - I only had it for six months following a TBI. Great story Kimi and best of luck with your improvement!
I’m so thankful I don’t have this. I had an AVM of the brain and in my medical records I had a stroke as well. I don’t have this medical problem. But anything can happen.
My brother has this. You guys can do a lot with aphasia like a lot of people. Become professional golfers, take sport classes like tae kwon do and become professional martial artists. Anything is possible.
@@SarahScottAphasia Exactly. Aphasia is very much different from Autism. Their verbal speech is just slightly impaired. Only able to say a few words or half sentences.
Is it all the time? Or from time to time? Is it only with certain people? Is it something you the one with the condition became aware of, or was it someone else noticed it? Did you ever realise that people looked at you strangely or perhaps they were waiting for a response and you didnt give one but were thinking of giving one and just didnt???? Also is it only stroke that brings this on, or can it be possibly multiple traumatic experiences, accompanied with physical damage to the cranium? Serious questions
Aphasia sounds very similar to my ASD/Genetic Disturbance and any effects from hitting the head. Sometimes I wonder if I've had multiple strokes from TIAs. I also have short term and long term memory challenges and difficult to know who I am. I have some trouble speaking and have new tremors.
I'm curious about ppl with aphasia using sign language. My stepson graduates this year and is studying sign language, my oldest daughter has also shown interest. I've been reading and watching videos about stroke and aphasia and I know for some it night help bridge that gap, just like writing and pictures can help bring the speech together that maybe couple that with sign language too.
I watched a video by a speech and language therapist who said that people who use sign language and have Broca's Aphasia are not able to use sign language anymore.
i dont have aphasia but im an actor who's playing a character with Transcortical-motor aphasia and im trying to do research on it so im watching videos on it to get a better understanding