Hanka Mayhew: The Multilingual Advocate for Aphasia Awareness"

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Send a textHanka Mayhew: A Polyglot’s Journey Through Aphasia and AdvocacyHanka Mayhew lived in Spain for 11 years with her husband and three children, speaking five languages and working as an English teacher and translator until a massive brain bleed left her with aphasia and unable to speak. After three months in hospital in Spain and three in England, she spent a year in a wheelchair relearning how to live. On the Tip of My Tongue podcast, she explains that English and German are easiest, Spanish is slowly returning with little practice, and she can understand some French and Russian but cannot speak them; she retained reading ability but reads more slowly. In February 2024 she joined the Aphasia International Association and became a Say Aphasia ambassador, traveling to assemblies and conferences across Europe and giving talks with therapist support to raise awareness and build an international aphasia community.00:00 Life in Spain00:22 Stroke and Aphasia00:58 Recovery Journey01:11 Languages After Stroke03:09 Reading and Fatigue03:57 Joining AIA and Speaking05:20 Aphasia Day in Italy05:53 Future Plans and Travel07:36 AIA Community and Outreach11:05 Final ReflectionsSupport the showSupport the show: Donate Now This podcast is funded by https://www.bas.org.uk To watch Jonathan’s film: https://tipofmytonguefilm.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tipofmytonguefilm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhirons/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tipofmytonguepodcast/ X: http://x.com/buffaloloungeukThe Tavistock Trust for Aphasia websitehttp://aphasiatavistocktrust.org

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