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Prior to being able to answer your questions and concerns more information would need to be gathered. I was not sure if you are asking for info for yourself or your father. At 10:55 PM 8/20/97 -0400, Mary Legan wrote: >I've seen many posts re speech problems. All seem to relate to vocal cords, >breathing, the physical apparatus of speech in general. I am 55/5+, & do >have those problems; for me they (fortunately) are still manageable. I'm >also the main caregiver for my father-in-law 86/1++++. He, too has speech >problems & is seeing a speech therapist. He works hard at what he learns, & >this has helped a little. > >However, his main problem with speech seems to be cognitive. Starting >several yrs ago, he became less & less able to get out what he wants to say, >as if he has had small strokes. These, however, have been ruled out. Is >this an aspect of dementia? Is there help for this? > >Thanks in advance for any info you can provide. > >