You can follow Sarah's development on this same channel and see how well she is doing today.

Like you videos. Glad to see you hear.

This was 10 years ago.

But it's fair for older people to get strokes?

@@sarcastaball I can only imagine you know that's not the case and you're just being ridiculous for the sake of it. I think it's more along the lines of "a person who's still got decades of life ahead of them, versus someone who's already lived most of their life unhindered" type deal than "lol, suck it old folks. Strokes are your thing."

You are correct.

EbbWeaver 1 second ago My best friend in Highschool died because he had this problem with his heart. One of the saddest days of my life.

Is it hard to deal with tho... She now knows who her real friends are... That's a HUGE HUGE SILVER LINING.

More strong than 101% of teenagers. This story is so inspiring, especially the videos over the years that show her markedly improvement 🥲

Bless her. I know what it is, so frustrating every single day. I also have expressive aphasia. I couldn’t talk at first, only gibberish and gestures. People thought I was insane and put a sanitarium for two to three years til an amazing woman and gave me a chance. She’s a tutor and started two flash cards (red-no, green-yes). Obviously I easily pointed any sentences. Announces staff that I’m very sane 🙄 Everyone that has an aphasia knows what that is of hell, so frustrating and struggling a lot of stress. People are sooo rude and mean. Example when I went this store and of course having trouble with my words. This clerk said exactly, ‘’ what the hell are your freaking language are you??” As if I really need more stress already. People don’t care anymore. 😭

How is she doing now

@@Roger-hu4tk there are more recent videos on the channel

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for putting this out there. It's very helpful.

I watched this video many years ago and it broke my heart. I'd love an update on how she is doing and if there has been any progress. ❤️

Hey sarah's mum. I'd just like to say that I have bouts of expressive aphasia sometimes and have for several years (I'm 38 now). It was very helpful to see this from this perspective because as you are no doubt aware, from this side of things it doesn't quite feel the way it looks (for me at least). I would love to know how sarah is doing now.

I think that it is great they put this out. I would thank them, not sure why you wouldn't. I had never heard of this before today.

Thanks (I think!) :)

I think you may of helped me realize something in myself thankyou...

I think he means cannot thank you enough? xD

+SymphUK Yes, my thanks was vague. Sorry for not directing it better.

Exactly right - Sarah says it's like searching for a word on the tip of her tongue.

I think if it complements with sign language, it works out very well

Davi Santos She wouldn’t be able to sign either. All forms of language expression are impaired e.g. typing, writing, signing, etc. Edit: actually it looks like she can write, and each case of aphasia is different, so who knows

That's what i've been occuring recently, it feels as if these vocabularies won't bear the capability to be derived in terms of a sound, the correct representation to express it is, it feels as if these "Words" are bouncing inside the mind of yours, as if you demand and intend to release them in terms of a sound, but they decline that demandment of yours, as if they're capable to obtain their own "Conccusious" as if it is alive.

@@michaelibrahim9275 I think what you're referring to is Wernicke's Aphasia, while I believe Sarah has Broca's aphasia. Wernicke's Aphasia originates in Wernicke's area, which is the part of the brain primarily associated with language development. Broca's area is primarily speech, so that seems to be why she has no problem understanding the questions and writing the answers, but seems to struggle with relaying what she wants to say in speech

I am a med student in the Netherlands. I completely agree with you! You have made remarkable progress in 4 years. Hope you make a 5 year video!!

Third med student here truly inspired!

Number four from the UK

I am not a med student

Nic Miller I agree with you . Is it brocas aphasia? Since she understood everything but can’t articulate/express her words.

But her heart caused this

And it looks like she's not really aware of her disability. It doesn't seem to affect her mood at all.

@@christophermckay7082 I had it for 6 months and my family and caretakers would laugh at the gibberish I came up with. Their laughs made me laugh, and it helped me!! They weren't trying to be mean at all 🙃

Did you write this comment yourself? Your writing skills seem to be doing remarkably well! Congratulations on that. Has it left your writing impaired in any other way ?

@@iamdanyboy1 Broca's aphasics have more trouble writing (and generally processing) functional words (like "for" or "when") as opposed to content words (like "car" or "tree"). You can find Samantha's trouble in her comment. She certainly intended to write "I" (which is a functional word). However, the aphasia 'changed' it to "are" (which is also a functional word). Practically impossible is the processing of non-words (like "doime").

@@manoftheworld1000 interesting.

Did you keep in touch?

Here she is! She has a channel but here is a video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLt4YM59zNnVcqs.html

Incredible story. I used library books and practiced in the park. People thought I was crazy. But it really helped. I have a milder form of this same condition. 7 years ago I woke up in my pickup and couldn’t speak. I didn’t know what was going on and everything seemed washed out and light colored. According to records I was like that lost and away from family for a week. Things started looking familiar and I found my way home. I never left town apparently. When I got home still dazed I was told I no longer lived there. I couldn’t speak so they thought I was faking and crazy. I couldn’t fight it. I was already in a wheelchair as I have bad legs. I didn’t even know what was going on. It took 6 months to save the money to go see the doctor and I lived in a car in my wheelchair. I had only disability income so not enough for rent. They said it was TIA stroke and aphasia. He also said my family is worthless and to never trust them again. He advised I give up ideas of wanting them back. If they abandoned me at my most critical moment, and I was sick, they would do it again. It’s been 7 years. I have never tried to contact any of them. I can talk about as good as it’s going to get. I slip and slur but it is rarer now. I do still have moments like this woman does and it is frustrating to know what you want to say and something else comes out then you forget your point as you were so busy trying to say a thought a word or if lucky a few words together. It is easier to write. People who have never heard of this think I am either crazy or on drugs. I am still homeless in my car in the wheelchair for 7 years, but I can talk and write and I do better now. It took me a long time to write this and the editing before sending took a long time too. Writing is easier but I still mix the words up a lot. I’m ok so no worries. My family thought I was a burden and ignored me anyway so it is better I am doing things myself now. It just takes forever, lol. I can’t get my mouth to form the words all the time and it is sporadic and annoying for others. I am still fully in this body. It’s not like I lost any information. It’s just hard to get it out sometimes. I use a pen and paper everywhere just in case.

She just posted a few days ago, she’s doing fantastic! You should check out her newest video :)

so... My cousin's roommate got in a horrible car accident about 10 years ago. She collided with a long haul trucker due to icy conditions and was horribly injured... She was in a coma for a while, and when she woke up, she was only able to say curse words. I'm not sure how her recovery went, but it shares a similarity with your story.

+mtneves77 Sarah's reading and writing was severely affected as well as speech, so she could only write the shape of the first letter which prompted her to say a word (sometimes). It is a bit like the tip of the tongue thing, but aphasia can really vary. Sarah's was 'global' Have you seen some of her more recent videos? Thanks for visiting!

+SymphUK I've been following your channel since the beginning. Glad to see her progress, it was very interesting. Thanks so much to both of you for posting these videos.

aim fr Indonesian strok kronis

YOOO i'm learning about this in PSYC !!

@@yeungeddie guess what you get to explain to people for the next few weeks

She’s adorable and I hope someday there’s a way for her to get better. I had no idea a 19 year old could have a stroke.. very unfair, life, sometimes.

@@MrBlackey666 thank you for your kind comment, Sarah is doing really well now and living independently

@@SarahScottAphasia glad to hear it. Terrible thing for someone who is just starting her life.

We hope your friend is doing well, best wishes.

Tripledonkey I thought that was normal

rhysman0001 you forget your mothers name too?

sometimes, i forget names all the time

that didn't make sense haha

we all forget names. but some things are supposed to be pretty rooted in, like dates of birth, addresses, parents and siblings names.

Hope Sarah is well

How is she doing now?

@@audrey2658 sarah has done a video every year here x Thanks for watching!

Thank you :)

She won't "conquer" a basic sentence.

@@80ki68 what the fucks wrong with you man? You ain't being funny

@@imsociallyawkward1612 Yeah, I was 15 or 14 years old then, that's a little fucked up. Still dumb wordong on the part of the OP but you're right.

@Legos37 how is your dad now? My dad had a left side stroke on thursday and I'm still in shock. I think he has this because his words are jumbled at the moment. I hope your dad improved

@Legos37 thank you for your kind words. He talks quite a bit but repeats himself alot and puts words in places they arent meant to be. It has thrown me,just like you,I think it will take me a while to fully accept this as reality. I will do everything in my power to get him all the help he will need-emotionally,physically and mentally. I am giving back to him what he has given to me all my life. Thank you for your words again it has brought me light in such a dark time

@Legos37 thank you so much for your reply . I have read to my mum and sister, trying to keep as positive as pos. Your message has given me hope. It's been 3 days since the stroke and he has an ever so slightly improvement in his speech and cognitive ability. Thank you again

Yes, Broca's aphasia. Thanks for your comment!

You are pretty also

@@dick1123 and so are you

@@142doddy same with you

I'm socially Awkward I could say the same about you

We're all good looking 😎

Wishing you well April. You are the same age as me.

Hi Jason, i am amina, a linguistic phd student, i will be very grateful if you can send me a copy of that paper, i am working on a representation related to the topic and it will be of great aid to me, so please, can you help me with it? your analysis as a future speech pathologist really counts for me

Amina Klibi What is the best way to get it to you?

Jason R if you please via my mailing address (amiina.mohsen@yahoo.com)) with all my thanks and respect!

Amina Klibi Yes please it'll be nice if you send it to me here :Ibtissam1412@gmail.com

Jason R Sarah would love a copy of your paper. My email address is UKJoanie@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you - good luck with your recovery!

+Absit Reverentia Vero good luck with your recovery!

but who needs a voice when youre beautiful? (like Ariel)