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Speech Pathology Students' Society Run For Aphasia
Speech Pathology Students' Society of Melbourne University
Speech Pathology Students' Society Run For Aphasia
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This year the Speech Pathology Students' Society of Melbourne University (SPSS MU) have registered a team at the Melbourne Marathon Festival. We’re fundraising for The Australian Aphasia Association (AAA).
Aphasia (ay-faze-yuh) is communication disabilty that results from damage to the parts of the brain responsible for language. It can affect listening, speaking, reading and writing, using numbers or using gestures. It does not affect intelligence. Each person with aphasia will have different strengths and weaknesses in their communicative ability. The common cause of aphasia is stroke.
AAA is a fantastic, not-for-profit organisation that supports and advocates for people living with aphasia and their families, as well as the various professionals who work for them. Giving people with aphasia visibility and improving their accessibility is something that we feel very strongly about.
We'll be participating in all the events at the festival from the 3km walk to the Full Marathon and we'd love your support!
So far we have 15 registered runners and walkers:
Full Marathon 42.2km
Maddie Gwynne
Michael Prewer
Kathleen Mellahn
Half Marathon 21.2km
Del Hodgson
Steph Mills
Sarah Draper
Helen Worley
Amanda Truong
Georgie Johnson
Meli Aar
Steph Vassallo
10 km run
Ayesha Al Barwani
Clare Chapman
3km walk
Shabana Alavi
Charlotte Ponchard
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Australian Aphasia Association Inc
Aphasia is caused by stroke or other damage to the language centres of the brain. Head injury, tumours, or infections and inflammation in the brain may be other causes.
Aphasia affects every person differently. Some people have only mild difficulties, others have very severe communication problems. Importantly, people with aphasia are competent and intelligent and still have thoughts, opinions and emotions. They can still solve problems and can still make decisions.
However people with aphasia often know what they want to say, but have difficulties getting their messages out.
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