Vegout or Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communications Disorders

Vegout: Vegetarian Guide to Denver and Salt Lake City

Author: Andrea Mather

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"Finally a dining guide to meet the needs of vegetarians, vegans, and veg-friendly people! This excellent guide leaves us hungry for editions targeting other regions of the country." -Susan Tauster, Group Publisher Vegetarian Times

"This guide is just what the health-conscious person needs when dining out." -John McDougall, M.D., founder of The McDougall Wellness Center

". . . the definitive resource for finding restaurants, salad bars, farmers markets, grocers and cafes that specialize in vegetarian or even the more strict vegan cuisine." -USA Today

About the Author

Andrea Mather is a freelance writer and editor living in Denver. She has served as executive editor for the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Lenox, Massachusetts, and as managing editor for Vegetarian Times magazine.

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Part of a series launched in 2003 (for a list of available and forthcoming titles, see www.vegoutguide.com), these vegetarian guides to Chicago and Denver/Salt Lake City include restaurants, fast-food joints, cafes, and salad bars along with appendixes that list juice bars and farmers' and natural markets. In addition to basic information such as address, web site, price, hours, and parking, the entries provided for each of the more than 140 restaurants listed in these 8 1/2" by 3 1/2" guidebooks also include a narrative describing the restaurant's ambience and its featured dishes, an overall rating from one to four stars, and the type of menu, from full-with vegetarian/vegan choices-to vegetarian or vegan only (fewer than 20 percent of the entries). The excellent narrative in particular will be useful in helping readers decide where to eat. A foldout map indicates the location of each establishment, but those unfamiliar with the city may have to consult a detailed street map. Recommended for public libraries located in or near the city covered.-John McCormick, Plymouth State Univ., NH Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communications Disorders

Author: Dennis C Tanner

The Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide for families of stroke survivors, speech-language pathologists and rehabilitation specialists, and counselors who respond to the needs of stroke survivors and their families. Through nontechnical terms, two short stories, case studies, questions and answers, and examples, this book engages all readers on a journey toward understanding, healing, and persevering after a stroke. The Second Edition has been updated to include examples of the courage, determination, and resourcefulness of actual stroke survivors and their families when meeting the challenges of this major life-altering event. This is an invaluable guide to survival for all family members, caregivers, and loved ones who have been affected by stroke.

The Second Edition Includes: Murphy's Inner World of Aphasia: Beth's Story, A new chapter: Profiles in Recovery, Updated information about the "big three" stroke-related communication disorders: aphasia, apraxia of speech, and the dysarthias, Improved illustrations of the brain, A poem: "The Silent Tongue (aphasia)" by Kathleen Gerety, RN, The Aphasic Patient's Bill of Rights.

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Reviewer:Tamara Stone, MS, CCC-SLP(Communication Consultations)
Description:This book provides families information to assist them in understanding and supporting family members who are stroke survivors. This is an update of the original edition, published in 1997.
Purpose:The author provides this book to educate families about the various and significant impairments to thinking and communication following a stroke. Families will find information on numerous topics related to communication after a stroke. This second edition includes updated information on aphasia, dysarthria, and apraxia, and profiles of stroke survivors and their families. It is written in an easy to follow format allowing readers to pick and choose pertinent topics. The author has created a family guide worth adding to the library of speech-language pathologists working with stroke survivors.
Audience:This would be particularly useful to families and caregivers of stroke survivors with long-term communication deficits.
Features:In addition to short informational sections on various aspects of stroke survival, the book includes a section addressing questions frequently asked by those caring for loved ones affected by stroke, family profiles, and information related to dignity and emotional needs of stroke survivors, as well as a resource list of support organizations.
Assessment:Speech-language pathologists will find the information supports the communication treatment provided to patients and reinforces key techniques caregivers and families can use to facilitate communication while maintaining the dignity of their loved one. The authordoes an excellent job of providing a handbook that will educate families of our communication-challenged patients.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     ix
Preface     xi
About the Author     xv
Murphy's Inner World of Aphasia: A Short Story     xvii
Stroke and the Ability to Communicate     1
The Talking Animal     3
The Brain and the Power of Speech     5
The Brain Operates Holistically     6
The Special Case of Left-Handed People     9
Speech and Language Centers of the Brain     11
Blood Supply to the Brain     14
Strokes     15
Loss of Language     19
The "Big Three" Communication Disorders     21
Aphasia: More Than a Speech Disorder     22
Aphasia Disrupts All Avenues of Communication     27
Three General Types of Reading Problems     27
Most Aphasic Individuals Write Like They Speak     29
Simple Arithmetic Impairment in Aphasia     29
Use and Understanding of Gestures     31
Broca's Aphasia     32
Automatic Speech     33
Wernicke's Aphasia     36
Types of Naming Mistakes: Rhyme and Reason     40
Awareness of Naming Mistakes and the Ability to Correct Them     42
Motor Speech Disorders     43
Apraxia of Speech: A Tangled Tongue     44
The Speech-Programming Computer     44
Dysarthria: The Paralyzed Tongue     52
The Muscle-Regulating Computers     53
The Coordinating Computer     54
Other Computer Malfunctions     55
Complications     57
Exaggerated Emotions     57
Panic Attacks     60
Difficulty Shifting Thoughts     62
Echoed Speech     63
Perceptual Disorders     64
Loss of Half the World     67
Eating Problems     68
Loss of Awareness     73
Coma     74
Disorientation     76
Confusion or Aphasic Naming Errors     77
Memory Problems     77
Attention     78
Storage     78
Recall     79
Human Memory Banks and Libraries     80
Amnesia Before and After the Stroke     83
Accurate Diagnosis of Memory Deficits     83
Behavioral Problems     84
Improving Awareness     85
Reality Orientation     87
Thinking Without Language     89
What Is Thinking?      90
Problem-Solving and Free-Floating Thought     91
Units of Thought     91
Images     92
Words     93
Other Kinds of Thinking     94
Higher Level Thinking     94
Mr. Robinson     95
Depression and the Stroke Survivor     97
More Than Sadness     97
Crying and the Nature of Depression     98
Feelings of Guilt and Worthlessness     101
Self-Esteem     102
The Patient's Self-Concept: Images and Definitions     103
Improving Body Image     105
The Value of Praise     106
Allow a Wide Range of Emotional Expression     107
Label the Disorders     108
Time Structuring     109
Counseling     109
Positive and Constructive Attitudes     110
Positive Environments     111
Antidepressant Medications     113
Anxiety and the Stroke Survivor     115
Fight or Flight Response     116
Anxiety Levels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly     117
Anxiety and the Stroke Patient     119
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions     120
Approach-Approach Conflicts      120
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflicts     121
Simple Approach-Avoidance Conflicts     122
Double Approach-Avoidance Conflicts     123
Coping with Anxiety     125
Avoidance     126
Escape     127
Ego Restriction     128
Defense Mechanisms     130
Calming the Seas     131
Maintaining Relationships     135
Bridging Troubled Waters     135
The Stroke Survivor's Perspective     136
Nonverbal Communication     137
Personal Space     139
Personal Territory     140
Touching     141
Body Language     142
Family Dynamics     143
Give and Take     144
Communication and Money     145
Communication and Social Activities     146
Communication and Family Routines     147
Intimate Communication     148
Accepting Unwanted Change     151
Dimensions of Loss     152
Psychological Separation     152
Loss of Objects     154
Loss of Self     155
The Process of Accepting Unwanted Change     156
The Road to Acceptance     157
'I Don't Believe It."     159
"Why Me?"     160
Grieving Depression     163
Acceptance     164
Helping the Grieving Process     165
Allow Control     165
Provide Perspective     165
Acknowledge the Losses     166
Listen Quietly     166
Avoid Rewarding Denial     166
Do Not Punish Anger     167
Avoid Bargaining     167
Do Not Provide Secondary Gains     167
Avoid Early Distractions     168
Provide Companionship during Depression     168
Speech and Language Rehabilitation     171
Re-ha-bil-i-ta-tion (re'ha-bil-i-ta-shun): The Therapeutic Restoration of Abilities to Optimal Levels Following an Injury     171
Self-Healing     172
Competent Clinicians     173
Certificates of Clinical Competence     173
The Value of Therapy     174
Evaluating Communication Disorders in the Stroke Patient     176
Categories and Labels     178
Formal Speech and Language Testing     179
Testing for Dysarthria     180
Testing for Apraxia of Speech     181
Testing for Aphasia     181
Testing for Swallowing Problems     183
Additional Evaluation Information     183
Philosophy of Treatment     184
The Role of the Speech-Language Clinician     186
Therapy for the Dysarthrias     188
Therapy for Apraxia of Speech     192
Therapy for Aphasia     193
Therapy for Swallowing Problems     197
The Aphasic Patient's Bill of Rights     199
Questions and Answers     203
Profiles in Recovery     217
Stroke Survivor "Christine," Husband "Darrel," and Son "Alan" Emotional Lability     217
Stroke Survivor "Allison" and Husband "Stephen" Homonymous Hemianopsia and Visual Neglect     221
Grandfather "Earnest" and his Extended Family Religious Healing Ceremony     223
Multiple Stroke Survivor "Verne" and Wife "Nancy" Memory Problems and Higher Level Mental Processing Deficits     225
Stroke Survivor "Joan" and Husband "Carl" Post-Stroke Clinical Depression-Anxiety Disorder     228
Stroke Victor "LeRoy" Acceptance     231
The Silent Tongue (aphasia)     233
Murphy's Inner World of Aphasia: "Beth's Story"     234
Resources
Aphasia Support Group Resources     241
Aphasia Support Groups and Associations     241
Glossary     271
Index     279