Stroke Survivor

AND ONE LOCALWOMAN IS SHARINGHER STORY OFRECOVERY..TO INSPIRE NOTONLY HERCOMMUNITY..

BUTOTHER STROKESURVIVORS LIKE HER.FRANKIE KATAFIASINTRODUCES US TOBROOKE ALLEN INTODAY'S WELLNESSWEDNESDAY."HI EVERYONE, TODAYI'M WORKING ON MYHAND AGAIN"BROOKE ALLEN ISHARD AT WORK..KEEPING UP WITHHER PHYSICALTHERAPY AS THECOVID-19 PANDEMICCONTINUES.."MY THUMB IS KINDOF BEING NOT GOODBUT I'M TRYING SOI'LL PICK IT UP ANDTHEN I WILL PUT IT INA BASKET"BROOKEEXPERIENCED ANISCHEMIC STROKE INSEPTEMBER 2018 AT38 YEARS OLD."2:49-3:21 AND IT WASABOUT 11 P.M.

I GOTUP AND I FELL DOWNAND I COULDN'T GETUP AND THEN I TRIEDTO TALK ANDNOTHING CAME OUTAND I THOUGHT OHMY GOODNESS."BROOKE'S HUSBANDCALLED 9-1-1.

SHEWAS IN THE I-C-U ATSAINT ALPHONSUS INBOISE FOR FIVEDAYS, ULTIMATELYSPENDING A LITTLEOVER A MONTHTHERE BEFORE SHECOULD RETURNHOME TO CALDWELL.THE STROKE LEFTHER WITH APHASIA--ALANGUAGEDISORDER THATAFFECTS 25 TO 40PERCENT OF STROKESURVIVORS."4:54-5:04 I KNOWWHAT I WANT TO SAY,I KNOW WHAT'SGOING ON, IT JUSTDOES NOT GET OUT"BROOKE STARTEDPHYSICAL,OCCUPATIONAL ANDSPEECH THERAPYWHILE IN THEHOSPITAL.

SHECONTINUES THOSETHERAPIES TODAY..INCLUDING STOPS ATIDAHO STATEUNIVERSITY'SMERIDIAN CAMPUSOVER SUMMERWHERE SHE ANDOTHER CLIENTSWORK WITHSTUDENTS IN ANINTENSIVE APHASIAPROGRAM.AMY HARDY IS ACLINICAL PROFESSORAT I-S-U WHO'S BEENINVOLVED WITH THEPROGRAM SINCE ITSTARTED SEVENYEARS AGO."7:28-7:41 THEY JUSTBUILD ONE ANOTHERAND WE CAN'TCREATE THATTEACHINGOPPORTUNITY.

WECAN'T SIT IN CLASSAND YOU KNOWSHOW OURSTUDENTS AND PULLUP A POWERPOINTSLIDE.

IT'S WHENTHEY SEE WHATHAPPENS."CLIENTS TYPICALLYCOME IN WITH ANASSESSMENT SOSTUDENTS CANBETTER ADDRESSTHEIR NEEDS ANDHELP THEM SETGOALS.

STUDENTSMAKE TIME TO MEETWITH THE PATIENT'SCOMMUNICATIONPARTNER--WHICHCAN BE A FRIEND ORFAMILY MEMBER."12:45-13:09 IT'S EASYTO FALL INTOTREATING THE VERYSPECIFIC SPEECHCOMPONENTS TO GOALONG WITH IT ORTHOSE LANGUAGECOMPONENTS BUTTHEN LOOKINGREALLY AT A LIFEPARTICIPATIONMODEL AND HOW CANTHEY BE SAFEGETTING THROUGHTHE DAY, HOW CANTHEIRCOMMUNICATIONPARTNERS WHO AREALSO WORKINGTHROUGH THINGS ASWELL AS THECLIENTS."FOR BROOKE..COMMUNICATIONPARTNERS INCLUDEHER MOM AND HERHUSBAND...WHOHELP KEEP HERBUSY..

BY WALKINGWITH THE FAMILYDOG, RIDING BIKES,AND DOING YOGA..SHE ALSO CONNECTSWITH OTHERSURVIVORS ONSOCIAL MEDIA..

ONTOP OF BEING ASOCIAL AMBASSADORFOR THE AMERICANHEART ASSOCIATIONAND AMERICANSTROKEASSOCIATION AND AMOM OF TWO."18:24-18:38 MY SONIS GOING TO HIGHSCHOOL THIS YEARAND MY DAUGHTERWILL BE IN MIDDLESCHOOL SO YOUKNOW I HAVE TOMAKE SURE THAT I'MAROUND HERE FORTHEM."BROOKE SAYS HERSTORY IS ALL ABOUTSHOWING HERFELLOW SURVIVORSTHAT THEIR FUTURESARE BRIGHT."13:33-14:18 I GUESS IREALLY WANT TOMAKE SURE THAT ISHARE MY STORYEVEN WITH PEOPLETHAT ARE LIKE ME SOTHEY UNDERSTANDTHAT THIS IS NOT THEEND OF THE ROADAND THAT THIS IS THEBEGINNING.

ANDREALLY IT'S YOUHAVE TO BE ABLE TOKNOW THATRECOVERY ISPOSSIBLE.

YOU JUSTHAVE TO DO IT EVERYDAY AND JUST GET UPAND DO IT."HERE'S A LIVE LOOKAT THE GROVE