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From a Stroke to Lifelong Disorders

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Haley LoveDr. Becky YatesSPHS 2015.00111 November 2014From a Stroke to Lifelong DisordersWho would have thought that being sexually abused would physically harm someone for the rest of their life? Being raped, and having a stroke all in one night caused a huge adjustment to Tina Moncibais and her entire family. Before doctors were aware that Tina had earlier been raped, the cause of the stroke was unknown. No one in her family had a history of strokes. For a large family, many lives were changed when Tina, was rushed to the hospital because of the severe stroke in her younger ages. Tina had a very difficult life leading up to her stroke. At age 22, immediately after she was raped and beaten, she was placed in the San Angelo Community Hospital, where it was confirmed that the unusual symptoms, such as numbness, blurred vision, and lack of stability were indeed signs of a stroke. While the doctors were well aware of the blockage to her brain, the cause of the stroke was still unknown; however, once Tina became conscious and was able to describe the events of the night, it was later declared that it was most likely from anxiety after being so frightened and physically and emotionally hurt. Once Tina began to recover, after permanently losing her hearing, she was still struggling with communication, language, speech sound, and fluency, as well as many other problems in result of her stroke. While physical therapy was the main focus of her rehabilitation, it came to her doctor’s attention that her speech and hearing were permanently damaged.While speech and language delay are side effects of a stroke, he suspected that they would slowly improve as she got better; however, her fluency and communication were never going to be fully regained, even with speech therapy. Tina was required to perform many audiology tests, and participated in many speech examinations before finally being able to receive therapy. Because of the numerous medical bills, and her inability to work, Tina was able toreceive speech therapy from a non-profit organization in San Angelo, and she also received hearing aids for assistance with her hearing. A woman named Jessica began to assist Tina twice a week for an hour each visit, but her appointments were later reduced to once a week. After about a year and a half of speech therapy, Jessica believed Tina had received adequate therapy, and only time would improve her speech. Tina was eventually placed in an assisted living apartment, so that she was able to receive adequate assistance, without having to completely rely on others for the rest of her future. While her family was very helpful, none of them were truly able to spend all of their time taking care of her, because all of her immediate family now had families of their own, and jobs that were very time consuming. However, her sister was her primarycaretaker outside of the assisted living apartments, and she would often transport her and attend all of her doctor’s appointments in order to make sure Tina was still improving and receiving the right care for her needs.Tina is still currently living in the assisted living apartments, and attends doctor’s appointments regularly. Tina’s speech has improved dramatically; however, she still has trouble processing words at a normal speed, and her language is sometimes difficult to understand, but if it were not for her speech pathologist, Tina would probably still be unable to speak


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