Christine Patten, right, and her husband Vincent Patten, are seen in Italy in June 2016. There are over 100,000 Canadians living with aphasia, a communication disorder that affects the ability to understand and express language, according to the Aphasia Institute. It's not a very well understood condition," said Elyse Shumway, a speech language pathologist and clinical manager at the Aphasia Institute in Toronto. Elyse Shumway is a speech language pathologist and clinical manager at the Aphasia Institute in Toronto. That was the experience for Vincent Patten, 56, who had to re-learn how to communicate with his wife.

Source: CBC News April 01, 2022 01:07 UTC