When Dominick V. Anfuso had a stroke in 2014, it would take him two years before he learned to speak again.
When someone suffers a brain injury and loses the ability to speak, read and communicate, typically after a stroke, that condition is known as aphasia.
One way to help bring back the language, and create a social community, is through singing.
When Dominick V. Anfuso had a stroke in 2014, it would take him two years before he learned to speak again. A lover of books and a career editor at Simon & Schuster, he soon found it almost impossible to continue following his passions.
Read more at: https://kjzz.org/content/1710070/aphasia-choirs-bring-new-speech-pathways-people-communication-impairments
