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Sunday, 28 May, 2023

‘It can be scary and frustrating’: Aphasia sufferer on relearning to speak after stroke – Suffolk News

A former Suffolk maths teacher who had to relearn how to speak after a stroke is backing a charity awareness campaign.

Stephen Lightly, 62 of Bildeston near Hadleigh, has aphasia, a condition which causes difficulties with language, after he suffered a stroke in July 2020.

The father-of-three is now backing a Stroke Association campaign to raise awareness of aphasia and the problems it can cause for sufferers.

Read more at: 
https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/hadleigh/it-can-be-scary-and-frustrating-aphasia-sufferer-on-relea-9314251/
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