Kent Weather

Kent Weather Forecast - weekend outlook - Issued Friday 26th June

Saturday 27th June
A fair chance of an early thunder storm and rain. A cloudy morning and bright, sunny afternoon. Evening showers and a moderate risk of another storm. Between 0.5 - 20mm rainfall expected. Min temperature 18ºc, max temperature 32ºc in the East of the county, 27-30ºc elsewhere. A SE'ly Force 2/3 (Light/Gentle) breeze.

Sunday 28th June
Early fleeting showers, with a chance of a thunder storm. A bright and sunny day. Between 0.5 - 2 mm rainfall expected. Min temperature 16ºc, max temperature 23-26ºc in a SW'ly Force 2/3 (Light/Gentle) breeze.

Thought you might like to see the progress Steve is making copying phrases! All the writing practice is starting to pay off 🙏🏻He still has no use of his dominant hand, so he is learning to write with his left hand. He is able to write his name independently from memory which is amazing progress!

We hope you all have a lovely weekend! Take care and stay cool 😎

Thanks!
Steve & Lynds 🌧☀️

As many of you already know, Steve has severe expressive and moderate receptive Aphasia, making even basic communication extremely hard.

We are so fortunate to have the Speech Assist app, without which Steve would not be able to forecast his weather 🙏🏻 link below 👇🏻 https://www.asoft.nl/

He also attends a bi-monthly Communication Group with our local Stroke Association. Peer support and meeting others affected by Aphasia, has been really helpful.

Steve is really lucky to have kind and caring friends, who have stayed in contact with him throughout. Having patience and understanding when a person struggles to speak isn't always easy, and we are so grateful to those special people who know who they are 💫

Thanks!
Lyndsey 🙏🏻💕

June is Aphasia Awareness Month. Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects more than 350,000 people in the UK, but do you know why it might happen after a stroke?

The brain is often talked about as having two halves: the left side and the right side. Language skills are usually on the left side.

Damage on this side of your brain may lead to language and communication problems, like aphasia. Damage on the right side of your brain may cause other problems, like poor attention or memory.

When different areas of the brain become damaged, they can cause different types of aphasia and associated language problems. These can include receptive aphasia and expressive aphasia.

Receptive aphasia is sometimes called Wernicke's aphasia. It happens when the area of your brain that controls language (Wernicke's area) is damaged.

Someone with receptive aphasia is usually able to speak well and use long sentences, but those sentences may not make sense.

People with receptive aphasia may be unaware that what they're saying does not make sense, so become frustrated when people don't understand them.

Expressive aphasia can be caused by damage to the Broca's area, and Broca's aphasia is one type of expressive aphasia.

People with expressive aphasia may only be able to say single words or very short sentences. They can usually be understood, but it can still be very frustrating for the person with aphasia.

You can read more about the types of aphasia, including anomic aphasia and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) on our website:https://brnw.ch/21x31oh