Foreign Language

bwanasil

Every day when I pick up my beautiful 73 yr old DW from the Activity Center she is very happy & excited to see me . Unfortunately, the minute she gets into the car she starts blabbing & speaking this “ foreign “ language” non stop …… 

Yes ! Another condition I was afraid off  …. Receptive Aphasia.

All I can do “go with flow and repeat one or two of her words “ that are in the English dictionary.

So sad to see and experience this, yet another phase in this dreadful journey. ..

Anyone experience this … how do you handle this ?

What a way to start 2025 ?

sandwichone123

My dh has had language trouble since the very beginning of this journey—expressive aphasia and receptive aphasia. Trouble with both expressing and receiving, but more trouble expressing. Right now he can still put a couple of words together, but there is no content—I have to guess based on his expression and tone.

He took Spanish in high school, but now about half his communication is in "Spanish," or what I call "mock Spanish." Some of it may be words, but most of it is not. I take my tone based on his nonverbals and go from there. It's been quite a while since I was able to get content from his conversation.