Get to Know Rick Reese
Name: Rick Reese When did you have your stroke? March 2018. What was your occupation? Mechanic/owner at Reese's Chevron station. What are your favorite activities now? Working at the station,…
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Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program was created to encourage inclusivity, acceptance, and understanding for people with hidden disabilities. There is no qualifying list of hidden impairments. The person gets to…
What is Neuroplasticity?
What is Neuroplasticity? In stroke recovery, neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to rewire or reorganize itself after injury. The person with Aphasia can make the most of recovery by repeatedly…
What is Alexia?
Alexia is a form of Aphasia that affects reading comprehension, including: 1. Having difficulty recognizing words by sight or understanding written material of any length. 2. Having difficulty sounding out…
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia is a type of frontotemporal dementia that affects communication ability. People with Primary Progressive Aphasia may have trouble expressing their thoughts and understanding or finding words. The…
Caregiver Stress Relief
Two months ago, we ran an article with a Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire. In taking the Self-Assessment, we learned that stress could cause havoc in the life of a caregiver. As…
Get to Know Hank Prince
Name: Hank (Henry) John Prince (My Slovenian name is Enrico Giovanni Princic.) When did you have your stroke? On July 24, 2015, my wife Donna and I were on vacation…
What is Global Aphasia?
Global Aphasia is a form of non-fluent Aphasia. Individuals with global Aphasia have severe communication difficulties. They may be extremely limited in their ability to speak or comprehend language. They…
Aphasia Research Studies Help People
Aphasia research studies help doctors and clinicians to learn more about Aphasia and hopefully find better ways to safely detect, treat, or prevent Aphasia. In addition, they can help connect…
What is Wernicke’s Aphasia?
Wernicke’s Aphasia is the most common form of fluent Aphasia. People with Wernicke’s Aphasia may speak in long complete sentences without meaning, adding unnecessary words and creating made-up words. For…
Aphasia Awareness Dinner 2023 Huge Success
The Aphasia Community Center held its Aphasia Awareness Dinner 2023 in June. There was a crowd of approximately 94 people who attended. At the dinner, we learned ways to communicate…
Healthy Habits
It seems so simple. We all know we must maintain our health, but do we really do this? Unfortunately, no! As a caregiver, we tend to put ourselves after our…
Gene is Volunteering at Healthfit
Gene Kapica is HealthFit's first volunteer! Members have been complimenting his excellent work ever since he started. Gene started at HealthFit by working with their Personal Trainer. Then, he entered…
Math for Daily Living
Many people with aphasia experience a problem with the activities of daily living involving numbers and basic number comprehension. This problem can cause issues with understanding prices and quantities in…
Know How to Help Your Caregiver in a Medical Emergency
We all know what happens when a person with Aphasia is in a stressful situation. Communication becomes harder. So, what does a person with Aphasia do when their caregiver is…
