My Stroke Has Slowed Me Down

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Frustrated by the way a stroke has affected her ability to communicate, Shirley turns to Dr. Laura for advice on how to cope. Email questions or comments: [email protected] - Participate on the radio program: call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time on Sirius XM triumph 11 surely.
0:12.0	Welcome to the program.
0:14.0	Hi.
0:15.0	Thank you.
0:18.0	What can I help you with?
0:21.0	I had a stroke.
0:24.0	It's confusing.
0:27.0	Because I can't get my words at all.
0:32.0	Going to grocery store and shopping and writing stuff down is it is it's both me all.
0:39.0	And I need help with that.
0:43.0	Well, if you when you speak more slowly, can you get all the words out as long as you slow it down?
0:52.0	Yes, I try to slow it down, but I try to fail.
0:56.0	Okay, but just answer, ma'am, ma'am, ma'am, ma'am, answer my question.
1:00.0	If you slow it down, can you get all the words out that you wish to say at that moment?
1:08.0	Then that's what you do.
1:11.0	You slow it down.
1:14.0	And most decent people will be very patient and listen to you out.
1:21.0	Okay.
1:23.0	Just slow it down.
1:32.0	You know, Kirk Douglas, he has since passed, right?
1:35.0	Yeah, Kirk Douglas, a stroke.
1:38.0	And when he spoke, it was very hard to even understand what he was saying.
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