About the show
On A Good Day is the podcast delving into brain injury and its impact on all involved. Hosted by Elizabeth Callaghan and Julia Ajayi, our lives changed forever after our husbands suffered a brain injury. It also had a ripple effect on others in our wider family and community.
We’ll be sharing our experiences to help others feel more connected, get inspiring stories from people affected by brain injury and learn more about the condition from our specialist guests.
Expect honest conversations about what goes on behind closed doors: the challenges and triumphs, the good days and the not so good days.
Come join us as we aim to strengthen the communities of people impacted by brain injury and empower others in a similar situation to help them feel less alone and better equipped to take on any challenges – so we can all have more of the good days.
“I feel embarrassed.” That is how stroke survivor Paul Callaghan describes having aphasia, a communication disorder with impairs speech, writing and understanding both spoken and written language. Aphasia is very common after having a stroke, brain tumour or traumatic brain injury.
In this episode, Julia and Elizabeth sit down with their husbands Hector and Paul to talk about how aphasia impacts their everyday lives.
The two men have very different forms of the communication disorder. Paul has ‘fluent aphasia’: he can talk but not all of it makes sense. He often gets words mixed up and can misunderstand instructions , including the written word.
Hector has ‘non-fluent’ aphasia: he struggles to find words to express himself and speaks in short sentences although can understand what other’s say.
During this conversation, Paul and Hector give a sense of how their lives have been impacted by aphasia, including relationships with those around them while Elizabeth and Julia reflect on the challenges it has on them.
Paul talks about how his aphasia has improved hugely since his stroke and there has even been some good gains within the past six months.
If you enjoyed this episode, listen to our conversation with Professor Leff – Strengthening recovery from aphasia.
And ‘How to improve communication after stroke with speech and language therapist Bindi Patel’
On A Good Day
Thank you for listening to On A Good Day! Please go back and catch up on any missed episodes. For a full recap of Elizabeth and Julia’s stories, listen to episode #1: How Brain Injury Came Into Our Lives – And Changed Them Forever.
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