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Age 21-45
Interview 51  

Interview 51

Age at Interview: 44
Sex: Male
Background: He is a married father with 1 child. He works as an accountant. Ethnic background/nationality: Srilankan/English.
Brief outline:He had a stroke due to a clot aged 38 which caused severe aphasia and right paralysis of his leg and arm. Medication: dipyridamole (blood pressure), aspirin (antiplatelet), simvastatin (cholesterol).


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Finds it helpful to go to Connect meetings to discuss news and other issues and to share experiences with people who have the same problem.

 



And how about Connect? Can you talk about Connect?

Husband: Yes. 

Wife: Yes.

Husband: Speech. English speech…

Wife: Mainly he want to know the paper, newspaper, what's going on, he want to know all the newspaper, what they say and I think he likes the communication group or news.

Husband: Uh huh.

Wife: And I think they sit together and the tea speech therapy explain about one topic in the paper, you know. He's quite, quite interest in sports. He loves cricket and sports or anything they pick about some time with medical, about stroke or something or, yes, he's quite, he said it's worth it to go there. 

And is it helpful to meet other people with communication problems…

Husband: Yeah.

…at Connect?

Husband: Mm hmm. 

Good to share your experiences?

Husband: Mm hmm.

Wife: I think after the stroke he likes to be mingle with the people who have the same problem I think so. He likes to go these.

Husband: Register.

Wife: OK. He used to register the people who attend the class [laughs].
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