In July and August of 2014, Sarah Scott went to Florida to receive six weeks of intensive aphasia therapy. Here is a series of videos she posted on YouTube to keep us posted. Keep it up, Sarah! We're so proud of the progress you have made!
This video marks Sarah's first day of therapy in a small clinic somewhere in Florida. Sarah explains that she spent most of her day doing tests and getting used to the environment.(Originally posted on July 22, 2014)
This video marks Sarah's first full week of therapy. Apparently, the type of therapy she is receiving here is not available in England. How sad! Sarah mentions that she has trouble remembering more than one number.
(Originally posted on
July 29, 2014)
Sarah has now completed two weeks
of therapy. She is continuing to work on numbers and has started to work on pronouns. Sarah seems to express some reservations about doing therapy five years after her stroke, but she does think it is a good idea.
(Originally posted on August 5, 2014)
This video was posted after the third week
of therapy. Sarah is still working on numbers. In fact, she mentions that when she was at home, she never used to answer the phone because she was afraid she would need to write down a time or a phone number. This week, Sarah is also working on sound-spelling correspondences to help her when reading.
(Originally posted on August 11, 2014)
Three more videos appear below:
After five weeks of therapy, Sarah has finally been able to say her phone home number for the first time in five years. At the end of this short video, there is also a small surprise.
(Originally posted on August 23, 2014)
Intensive Therapy Homework: Sarah and her Mom are quiet for the first minute while she rearranges a series of word cards on her bed to form a sentence. They continue to practice.
(August 28, 2014)
This is Sarah's short goodbye video.
August 29th, 2014
Help Sarah read/write - Stroke age 18
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