Thursday, April 16, 2015

How Sarah Scott Copes With Aphasia

 
Sarah Scott suffers from Broca's aphasia. In 2013, Sarah appeared on a Channel 4 TV program called The Undateables. Unfortunately, this program can only be viewed in the UK, but Channel 4 has put a short bit up on YouTube (for some reason, even this YouTube video is not embeddable). This short clip from the video shows what Sarah's life was like before her stroke.
https://youtu.be/SFeFzm4GX6g




Sarah Scott later appeared on Breakfast TV to discuss the Undateables episode:

An email interview with Sarah Scott which appeared in Access magazine discussed the TV program and other aspects of life with aphasia, including question such as this:

As a stroke survivor, what would you say were the key things that got you through (and continue to help)?