John Ephraim Versluis

I have been keeping a journal for Dad since his stroke. I will read to him almost every time I see him, but he doesn't remember me ready the previous time. Every time I read about that 1st day and what happened, he seems surprised; each time I read it.

I will write down words and numbers and have him repeat them. He can say the numbers in order, 1-10, but when I mix them up, he can't say their name.

He recognizes family names.

He can read single words, but if I try to put those same words into a sentence and have him read the sentence, he stops after 4 or 5 words and gets mixed up.

Tahna