At the point of this video he had global aphasia. As of now he no longer has global, "just" aphasia. He struggles with his words, thoughts, names, can't write or read well, etc. but it is much better then this video.
Amanda West I hope your dad is still improving, Amanda. I can only hope to have such obviously patient and loving people around me should I ever have to struggle with something like this. Your kindness really touched me in this video, and I do hope your family is doing well and staying strong. :)
I came across this video after learning about this in my doctor of physical therapy program. I know it's an old video, but I hope you and your family are well. It's so enlightening to see how strong of an individual you are to remain so positive during such a tough time. This is so scary but so real. God bless you and your family. Thank you for sharing this.
I appreciate sharing this to us, it really helped me as a medical study to understand this type of aphasia. I wish you the best, you, your father and all your family.
I was studying aphasia and stumbled upon this video. I hope your father is doing good now. May Allah bless him with complete and speedy recovery (Ameen)
My forty five year old brother just suffered same exact type of stroke...i thought it was hopeless.. This video has given me so much hope... Thanks for posting!!!
+Amanda West could you tell me how long after the stroke this video was filmed? does he remember life events from prior to the stroke? my brother's was a week ago and he has barely been conscience since... was your father the same way immediately after stroke? sitting here not knowing is the hardest part...I know there's is different severities so it's hard for doctors to guess the extent of his ability to recover....hopefully he recovers as good as your dad
+dwight baldwin this was a week later. Honestly he was almost comatose until this. He woke up & physically was good. He slowly started feeding himself & getting back physically. This was in July of 2015 & today (May 2016) he is driving, and fully taking care of himself. He can't read & struggles with aphasia still but he is happy! I will say that his recovery did seem kind of amazing. He required TONS of patience & was very depressed & frustrated for a long time.
Thank you for this. As a second year medical student. we're currently studying neurology and going through aphasias. This really helped solidify what we are learning! Hope your dad is doing well.
Thank you very much for posting this vdo I am a medical student and now i am studying about global aphasia which is very rare. Your kind father is my neuro teacher now Thank you :)
Amanda, I hope your dad is better now. I suddenly found this video and couldn`t keep my tears. So terrifying to find your nearest person in situation like this. I can`t even imagine myself in such a way. You`re so strong helping him to remember and smiling lovely watching in his eyes.
I watching this because I study speech therapy, but it's so sad to see.. You can see the pain in his eyes! Hope he gets a lot of therapy, and I wish you all the best!
Thank you. Yes you can still see the sadness sometimes. He no longer has global aphasia but does struggle with aphasia. He has improved greatly though!
oh my gosh. i feel so horrible. i cannot imagine. you are so strong amanda. amazing. i can see he knows. that is so insane how that happens. the human body is so strange and incredible. i really hope the best for you and your family.
Hey Amanda. Your dad is sweet. My dad had a stroke in 2015 and really struggles with words and thoughts, he gets frustrated. I miss hearing him say my name and his jokes. It's been tough.
your video helped me so much! my family kept saying my grandmother had dementia/alziemers after her stroke because she was much like how your father is! but i realized she doesnt fit the critera exactly. thank u so much! now i know what she has because of this video
From this video, one week following the initial cerebrovascular accident (CVA) (per the daughter's description in the comment section), this man's communication appears to be more in line with a Broca's aphasia. Typically, global aphasia is severe and there is little functional communication. You don't often see someone regain that level of consciousness and alertness 1 week out unless the stroke was not as severe or more likely a TIA (transient ischemic attack) which is a warning sign to watch the blood pressure and/or cholesterol to minimize a stroke.
Thank you for posting. Good while ago, Maria Shriner said, as her father Sargent Shriver had dementia, he had trouble like this. He said...oh, your pretty. I'm your daughter, she said. He was pleased. Maria said she would ask if he wanted a drink of water. She'd come back with it and say...hi Daddy, it's Maria, here's your water. Never forgot what she said. I used it and it works. Orient the person. They see 360 degrees, you're asking for one word out of one book, and we have dozens of shelves ----with books on them. Fewer questions. Fewer fill in the blank questions. Train them less. Train us more. I learned that toddlers think in pictures. They have limited experience. When they coughed, I would say, cover your mouth. Stare blankly....then I said...put your hand on your mouth, they'd all but slap themselves. Cover is a concept. Think like your audience.
My mom has global aphasia since the spring of 2016. I wonder what there will be much more improvement or if it's too late for that. She gets very frustrated and upset if people try to help her sound out words or anything like that.
This is not global aphasia, as the definition is, "Global aphasia is a severe form of nonfluent aphasia that affects both receptive and expressive language skills. Specifically, global aphasia leads to severe impairment of production, comprehension, and repetition of language.[1] Patients with global aphasia are unable to speak much; they may be able to say a few short utterances, but their overall production ability is very poor.[1] Furthermore, patients with global aphasia have an extremely impaired ability to understand what others say.[1] Lastly, those with global aphasia are almost fully incapable of repeating words and utterances." Your dad is displaying fairly good comprehension, some grammatically complete sentences, and can repeat some utterances. I am glad to hear that he is better.
You have no idea what he's doing as he meets ALL of your criteria. He doesn't understand my questions, isn't answering correctly & can't speak in full sentences. I'm fully aware of his diagnosis & im sure his doctors know what they're doing. Thanks though!
At the point of this video he had global aphasia. As of now he no longer has global, "just" aphasia. He struggles with his words, thoughts, names, can't write or read well, etc. but it is much better then this video.
Wish he will be alright very soon
Thank you
Amanda West I hope your dad is still improving, Amanda. I can only hope to have such obviously patient and loving people around me should I ever have to struggle with something like this. Your kindness really touched me in this video, and I do hope your family is doing well and staying strong. :)
Rest of the cognition is intact
Then him to smile and respond to questions by his facial Expression
That would make it even more better
I came across this video after learning about this in my doctor of physical therapy program. I know it's an old video, but I hope you and your family are well. It's so enlightening to see how strong of an individual you are to remain so positive during such a tough time. This is so scary but so real. God bless you and your family. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks Amanda that helped me while studying
I appreciate sharing this to us, it really helped me as a medical study to understand this type of aphasia. I wish you the best, you, your father and all your family.
I was studying aphasia and stumbled upon this video. I hope your father is doing good now. May Allah bless him with complete and speedy recovery (Ameen)
Hey Amanda - your dad seems like an amazing and charming man! Really hope things are improving for him now and he is feeling better generally! xx
My forty five year old brother just suffered same exact type of stroke...i thought it was hopeless.. This video has given me so much hope... Thanks for posting!!!
You're welcome! I can tell you he has gotten so much better! He can't read & struggles with words sometimes but he is happy! Good luck!
+Amanda West could you tell me how long after the stroke this video was filmed? does he remember life events from prior to the stroke? my brother's was a week ago and he has barely been conscience since... was your father the same way immediately after stroke? sitting here not knowing is the hardest part...I know there's is different severities so it's hard for doctors to guess the extent of his ability to recover....hopefully he recovers as good as your dad
+dwight baldwin this was a week later. Honestly he was almost comatose until this. He woke up & physically was good. He slowly started feeding himself & getting back physically. This was in July of 2015 & today (May 2016) he is driving, and fully taking care of himself. He can't read & struggles with aphasia still but he is happy! I will say that his recovery did seem kind of amazing. He required TONS of patience & was very depressed & frustrated for a long time.
Thank you for this. As a second year medical student. we're currently studying neurology and going through aphasias. This really helped solidify what we are learning! Hope your dad is doing well.
Thank you very much for posting this vdo
I am a medical student and now i am studying about global aphasia which is very rare.
Your kind father is my neuro teacher now
Thank you :)
Amanda, I hope your dad is better now. I suddenly found this video and couldn`t keep my tears. So terrifying to find your nearest person in situation like this. I can`t even imagine myself in such a way. You`re so strong helping him to remember and smiling lovely watching in his eyes.
Get well soon. This was very helpful. Thank you.
Many Thanks for the video, Amanda! This has helped me studying Aphasia.
Wishing the best recovery for your Dad.
Thank you for your generosity in sharing.
NOW SHE IS A GOOD DAUGHTER, HE MAY NOT REMEMBER IT, BUT I BET HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HER. MAXXAUS.
Hope your father keeps continuing to improve.
I watching this because I study speech therapy, but it's so sad to see.. You can see the pain in his eyes! Hope he gets a lot of therapy, and I wish you all the best!
Thank you. Yes you can still see the sadness sometimes. He no longer has global aphasia but does struggle with aphasia. He has improved greatly though!
Thanks for sharing, Amanda. Wish u and your daddy all the best!
Thanks for sharing Amanda, hope your daddy gets better soon!
Thank you Amanda.
oh my gosh. i feel so horrible. i cannot imagine. you are so strong amanda. amazing. i can see he knows. that is so insane how that happens. the human body is so strange and incredible. i really hope the best for you and your family.
very helpful while studying to become an SLP. I wish you all the best! thank you for sharing!
Hey Amanda. Your dad is sweet. My dad had a stroke in 2015 and really struggles with words and thoughts, he gets frustrated. I miss hearing him say my name and his jokes. It's been tough.
Hi! How's your dad now? My dad also currently got stroke and affect his speech. What did yall do to help him?
Thank you Amanda sharing this video, my father has the same condition now! I hope your father is better now! :)
You are a great daughter
Thank you, hope everything is better now
your video helped me so much! my family kept saying my grandmother had dementia/alziemers after her stroke because she was much like how your father is! but i realized she doesnt fit the critera exactly. thank u so much! now i know what she has because of this video
You're welcome!
Thank you for sharing this with us. Hope your family is doing well.
From this video, one week following the initial cerebrovascular accident (CVA) (per the daughter's description in the comment section), this man's communication appears to be more in line with a Broca's aphasia. Typically, global aphasia is severe and there is little functional communication. You don't often see someone regain that level of consciousness and alertness 1 week out unless the stroke was not as severe or more likely a TIA (transient ischemic attack) which is a warning sign to watch the blood pressure and/or cholesterol to minimize a stroke.
Thank you sharing, this was very helpful with studying. God bless you and best wishes for your father.
God bless your family.
he is so adorable ❤
Get well soon .. thanks for sharing it helped me in my studies ..
I have so many wonderful things to look forward to....
Thanks for sharing, though.
Lord Jesus, please have mercy on this family and heal them. God bless you all. I'm sorry that you have to go through this.
Good bless both of u thank u for helping us to help people
helpful content. thank you for sharing and best of luck
Get well Soon..God Bless
So frustrating for him. The mental capacity and faculties are internally there, as far as I know, but it’s just finding the words. Imagine !!
He seems like a cool guy, even with the GA. Hope he continues getting better.
Thank you for sharing it really helped to learn more about this condition
Thank you so much makes easy to for me to understand my study
👍🏻 all the best.
Take care, you're lucky. My father has Aphasia, and he can't say any words, just a single noise.
Potetsjokolade same here x
Thank you for posting. Good while ago, Maria Shriner said, as her father Sargent Shriver had dementia, he had trouble like this.
He said...oh, your pretty.
I'm your daughter, she said. He was pleased.
Maria said she would ask if he wanted a drink of water. She'd come back with it and say...hi Daddy, it's Maria, here's your water.
Never forgot what she said. I used it and it works. Orient the person. They see 360 degrees, you're asking for one word out of one book, and we have dozens of shelves ----with books on them.
Fewer questions. Fewer fill in the blank questions. Train them less. Train us more.
I learned that toddlers think in pictures. They have limited experience. When they coughed, I would say, cover your mouth.
Stare blankly....then I said...put your hand on your mouth, they'd all but slap themselves. Cover is a concept.
Think like your audience.
I hope he is fine now, god bless him.. thanks for the video.. I'm preparing to be a neurologist and this helped me..
My mom has global aphasia since the spring of 2016. I wonder what there will be much more improvement or if it's too late for that. She gets very frustrated and upset if people try to help her sound out words or anything like that.
God bless u
hi, would you be willing to make an update video on his condition??
has he been undergoing any speech therapy?
best wishes
thanks for sharing! it was very useful for my study (psychology) I hope you're doing well:)
Thanq for the video....got to learn what it is.
thank you for sharing this video
Amanda, how is he know? And how many years he took for recovery? My dad just had stroke and affect his speech too.
I’m so sorry for not following up! He leads a happy life! He struggles with his aphasia & apraxia, but we are very patient & so is he with himself!
i will pray for your family tonight
u look like pam from the office 🥰
I am looking into software called Eyegaze which may help my dad's communication
This is not global aphasia, as the definition is, "Global aphasia is a severe form of nonfluent aphasia that affects both receptive and expressive language skills. Specifically, global aphasia leads to severe impairment of production, comprehension, and repetition of language.[1] Patients with global aphasia are unable to speak much; they may be able to say a few short utterances, but their overall production ability is very poor.[1] Furthermore, patients with global aphasia have an extremely impaired ability to understand what others say.[1] Lastly, those with global aphasia are almost fully incapable of repeating words and utterances." Your dad is displaying fairly good comprehension, some grammatically complete sentences, and can repeat some utterances. I am glad to hear that he is better.
You have no idea what he's doing as he meets ALL of your criteria. He doesn't understand my questions, isn't answering correctly & can't speak in full sentences. I'm fully aware of his diagnosis & im sure his doctors know what they're doing. Thanks though!
Suddenly you're his doctor?
The ignorance of some of the people in this comment section, wow.
Im Aphasia
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This video is of expressive aphasia. He wouldn’t be able to understand anything if he had global
That isn't global aphasia...
Yes it is. Global aphasia is when both language production and understanding are impaired
Yeah, it is. He had a diagnosis from his doctors but thanks!