For one Northern Ireland woman the fear of being unable to communicate became a reality three years ago when she suffered a stroke.
A world without communication is an everyday reality for the 350,000 stroke survivors across the UK like Jessie McConkey from Co Derry who is living with aphasia – a communication disability that is most commonly caused by stroke.
Aphasia can affect a person’s ability to speak, read, write and use numbers, but it does not affect intellect.
