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Hello, /adv/.
So, I posted here a few weeks ago asking for advice about my father. He has been diagnosed with brain cancer and it was all very shitty.
And, well, a few days ago he had surgery, and what I feared the most has happened. Due to the tumor's location, he now has a condition called Aphasia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphasia).
He can't speak, write nor read. He understand what we say, but can't build a full sentence without stuttering hard or switching words so that it'll make no sense at all.
I'm simply crushed. My father's trapped inside his own mind. He's a teacher for fucks sake, and he may never be able to read again. I've never seen my mother so miserable.
Any piece of advice would be great. Anything really, just talking to anyone would be great. I have my friends but this kind of problem doesn't really get to us until it actually happens to us, so they don't seem to understand how fucked this whole thing is...
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>>17380616
I'm really sorry to read that anon. I can't relate very well; the closest experience I have is my grandfather's slow descent into full-blown alzheimers but that isn't really the same. What was the surgery supposed to accomplish?
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>>17380578
Assume deep down he understand whats going on around him. It would be terrifying to be trapped in my own mind and everyone is acting like i am half dead. At least pay him the respect that he may still be listening despite what his body portrays.
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>>17380578
you should be sueing the doctor because they hit the speech area. if they didnt warn you about aphasia before the procedure hes entitled to more than a million dollars. dont let the doctor sweet talk you on this.
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