Ideas and Resources
Here are some resources that may help you think about your friends and friendships. Also, some more advice and information about aphasia.
"When you’re in hospital, quite early on, friends don’t know what to do -
before chat chat chat but I cant do it ...so think about what to do
together."
before chat chat chat but I cant do it ...so think about what to do
together."
Information about friendship
The Book Of Friendship
The Book of Friendship. Josie Barnard (2011) .
Virago Press
Virago Press
The Meaning of Friendship
The Meaning of Friendship. Mark Vernon (2010). Palgrave
Macmillan
Mark Vernon also has his own website
www.markvernon.com.
You can do a friendship intelligence quiz. He also has some good links to lectures, blogs and audio podcasts where he talks about the philosophy of friendship.
Macmillan
Mark Vernon also has his own website
www.markvernon.com.
You can do a friendship intelligence quiz. He also has some good links to lectures, blogs and audio podcasts where he talks about the philosophy of friendship.
Songs about friendship
Click on the image to listen!
Judy Garland and Johnny Mercer singing The Friendship Song by Cole Porter
James Taylor singing 'You've Got a Friend'
Stand by Me by Ben E. King
Organisations who work with people who have had a stroke and have aphasia may
run a support group in your area. The people we spoke to in our project found
these groups very helpful for meeting new friends and getting a different
perspective on life.
Connect, Different Strokes, Dyscover, Speakability and The
Stroke Association may run groups in your area. You can see a list of
organisations around the UK who work with people with aphasia at www.aphasiaalliance.org.
run a support group in your area. The people we spoke to in our project found
these groups very helpful for meeting new friends and getting a different
perspective on life.
Connect, Different Strokes, Dyscover, Speakability and The
Stroke Association may run groups in your area. You can see a list of
organisations around the UK who work with people with aphasia at www.aphasiaalliance.org.
Information about Stroke and Aphasia
The Stroke and Aphasia Handbook
Easy-to-understand information on all aspects of life following stroke - from the early days to picking up the threads months and even years after the
event.Written with people with aphasia and relatives.
event.Written with people with aphasia and relatives.
Better Conversations
Ideas and tips to make conversation easier for relatives and for people with
aphasia themselves. There are also suggestions for tackling the barriers to
conversation.
aphasia themselves. There are also suggestions for tackling the barriers to
conversation.
How to volunteer for people with aphasia
Advice, tips and guidance for people with aphasia who would like to be a volunteer
Aphasia News
Aphasia News is a quarterly newsletter written by people with aphasia for people with aphasia. It includes lots of stories about the lives of people with aphasia – what works for them, the challenges they face, ideas for getting on with life, useful ideas and peer support from different people who have aphasia.
Talking about Aphasia
Talking About Aphasia - Parr, Byng and Gilpin, 1997. A book describing the
experience of living with aphasia from the perspective of 50 people who have
aphasia. Chapter 4 is about family, friends and aphasia.
experience of living with aphasia from the perspective of 50 people who have
aphasia. Chapter 4 is about family, friends and aphasia.
