Talking about aphasia : living with loss of language after stroke /
Susie Parr, Sally Byng, and Sue Gilpin ; with Chris Ireland.
- Buckingham ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1997.
- xiii, 144 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-144).
What is aphasia; "is frightened, is frightened" - the early experience of stroke and aphasia; "the thing is what job?" - work, leisure and aphasia; "can I get a word in edgeways?" - family, friends and aphasia; "lost in the undertow" - health, social care and voluntary services for people with aphasia; "everything seems a secret" - information and aphasia; "doing the inside work" - the meaning of aphasia; "they cannot see it or how will they know?" - aphasia and disability; "I'm fed up of saying I'm sorry" - learning to live with aphasia. Appendix 1 About the project.