Like Bruce Willis, I have aphasia - it takes over your life

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'According to the Stroke Association, about 1.1million people in the UK are recovering from a stroke and about a third of those suffer from aphasia.'| ✍️ George Morrison

Two days passed and I went to the doctor. The GP said to keep monitoring it and come back in a week.

I was very confused. I could pick myself back up again, but I didn’t want to shout out help. I didn’t know what help was. I was very confused. I couldn’t get any words out but I was very comforted because I knew Jo would call the hospital and take care of me.I couldn’t talk for two months so I had to have speech therapyThe stroke was caused by the neck blood vessel collapsing and stopping the oxygen getting to my brain.

 

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