| Show If a patient keeps using the word "book" wrongly for instance the therapist points out the mistake and writes the word on a piece of paper He then places the paper on the table before the patient If the patient uses "book" incorrectly again the therapist rips up the piece of paper If it happens yet again the therapist points to the torn paper Eventually says Albert "The patient will say 'Oops I didn't mean to say that' Before the treatment he might not have been able to catch himself" Experimental therapies Dr Albert also has been experimenting with a drug that may help aphasics The drug called bromocriptine affects brain chemistry and originally was designed to help those with Parkinson's disease Albert first man "Three gave it to a weeks after we gave him the drug" the doctor recalls "the man's friend said 'I haven't heard him speak this well in three years— Albert is now testing the drug on more patients Audrey Holland PhD of the University of Pittsburgh is experimenting with what she calls "way-ostuff" She teaches aphasics to use their sense of smell as a bridge to language First she gets them to identify the scent of a lemon or an orange then to match that aroma to a picture of the fruit "We move from that to relating things like the smell of coffee to the word 'breakfast'" says Holland How you can help Aphasia presents a "double crisis" to families notes Dr Judith Milne a psychiatrist at the Boston VA Medical Center because when your loved one falls ill the illness itself prevents the two of you from talking about it at a time when you most need to "Family and friends can help by being patient listeners and by trying to help the patient express himself" says Dr Robert Wertz chief of speech pathology at the VA Medical Center in Martinez Calif According to Dr Wertz several studies show that trained family members actually can give patients speech therapy to help them recover "Patients who get treatment from trained volunteers don't improve as much as with a speech pathologist" he says "But it's better than no treatment at all if the patient lives too far from a hospital" Dr Milne urges families to learn as much as they can about aphasia and recommends communicating with the patient in other ways "Spouses need to remember that sex is an important way to communicate" she says "For most stroke patients there is no reason why they cannot have sex It's also a good idea to speak to social workers at the hospital and to talk to people in other families lEd going through the same thing" JIIIRMACK PRODUCTS OLTSHB E THE REST WOMEN PROVE IT! ' When we asked hundreds of women to use Thirmack shampoos conditioners and hairsprays for one week in ----- place of their regular brand ihirmack was preferred for manageability For softness For fullness For shine For healthy-lookin- -- : r- hair g - 7i' í --- t 41'' - Pr4-1 ut '" We think you'll prefer ihirmack too Each product - is e ' : - n r'-- A - our: teso woo 1111 --- - ' :: '''' n ' - ' P119 - L: MT EFA- - ' - 7 ' and salon-teste- d to meet your individual haircare needs professionally-develope- d 0 '11411r a 2110 1 y------ - 17--- '' Imimma-- )m sT1 1 Ira $)11 ' AlwitA004' Lt FEBRUARY 26 1989 PAGE 9 1 EIMIO MON rIMAM PROVE IT TO YOURSELF AND SAVE! ! 75e 75° SAVE 75' I PROFESSIONAL P‘e add 4:: " Lat e"' c- "Tr-- I PRODUCT 800733 I b01 4 —47 PARADE MAGAZINE R 0 For more information write' American Association Dept P 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville Md 20852 or National Aphasia Association Dept P PO Box 1887 Murray Hill Station New York NY 10157-061- 1 (send stamped envelope) '''' ll ovirel 111111HI 7830 0 50075 4 Consumer Limit one coupon per polarise of product indicated Any other use conslitutes fraud Retailer send you toce yalue plus BC handling tor coupons sent to Playtex Inc PO Box 810076 El Poso TX 885E17-007provided you comply wdtl Pi Coupon Redemption Policy FP- - ) Cony Notable from Pl 700 Fairfield Ave Storntad CT 06904 Cosh yoke 100 of tC U |
