Pseudobulbar Palsy / Severe dyspraxia of speech
Dear group, I am a new member and a wife/carer. My husband who is 61 had a severe MCA stroke on the 16th January (left hemisphere). Because he was on warfarin with an INR of 3.6 the neuros would not intervene so the stroke heartbreakingly progressed for another 24 hours plus... my husband who up until that day was working full-time as a management consultant is now completely non-vocal. We had two months in rehab and are now back at home and waiting for our NDIS application. The stroke has taken out "Broca's language" in his left hemisphere and specifically the neuros called it pseudobulbar palsy. It's basically like a facial paralysis so he has severe dyspraxia of speech and also dysphagia. I've read a lot about aphasia but MOST of the accounts I have read are with people who can "switch on their voice" and they can produce words, it's just that they struggle to retrieve the correct words. Whereas my husband can't speak at all. He is devastated, depressed, without hope... we are making very small progress with speech therapy (sometimes he can say a word). I would love to hear of any similar experiences. I am hoping for hope, that this may improve as it is just awful. Thank you, Anna