A stroke of misfortune; Just the Job: In National Stroke Week, Hilary Whitney meets the specialists who treat aphasia - an isolating condition that robs victims of the power to use language.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: September 30, 2002| Author: Whitney, Hilary | Copyright information

Byline: HILARY WHITNEY

APHASIA is a stroke-related disability that affects nearly one-third of the 100,000 people in England and Wales who have a stroke each year. It affects a person's ability to use and understand words and the consequences can be life-changing.

Staff at Connect, a charity for people with aphasia, are dedicated to addressing the difficulties that sufferers face and finding practical solutions to everyday problems.

Speech therapis...

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