Although some people experience a full recovery from aphasia, others only get part of their previous abilities back.

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Osofsky-McGonigle had aphasia, a common outcome of stroke in which parts of the brain related to language, including reading, writing and talking, are damaged.

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"Meeting lots of people at the communication support service and sharing experiences with people who understand aphasia has made a huge difference, " he said.

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Meister alleges that when Sapir entered the loan agreement with Blackstone-controlled GSO Re Onshore LLC on October of 2006, not only was he mislead by his own attorney, who stood to gain financially by having Sapir sign the 20% interest loan, but that Sapir had been suffering from aphasia.

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