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Cate Martin

@CateMerrick

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in stroke rehab. Views expressed are my own and not affiliated to any healthcare trust

 Newark on Trent
Joined June 2012
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Having trouble trying to communicate with a loved one with aphasia? Try simplifying your sentences and slowing down your pace.
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Sing! Sing! Sing!: A production featuring some of the best songs from musicals will be presented by Newark Amateur... bit.ly/1lWpjez
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#eastmidlandshour Beermuda triangle Beer Fest 24th-26th Jan, we will have 16 beers to choose from and @justbeermicro has 17.. visit Newark!
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Sound checking the keck out of our new mics! @CateMerrick @gemmsr @BeckyCope_1 and @TheOfficialLucC sounding dordy mush!
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VerbalCare@VerbalCare10 Oct 2013
#Aphasia is more common than Parkinson’s Disease or cerebral palsy. Yet many have never heard about it before. #AphasiaAwareness
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Video: Aphasia Etiquette - Ask Wait Listen youtu.be/hTh86NoQh7Q from the @TheStrokeAssoc @StrokeAssocNW
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The official #NewarkCommunityPanto twitter account is now up and running (Oh no it isn't!) get in touch for quality #Pantobanto
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#Aphasia is more common than Parkinson’s Disease or cerebral palsy, yet many have never heard about it before. via @VerbalApp
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Replying to @JKCorden
@JKCorden My god. That is too good.
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The White House just made a Mean Girls joke. Excellent. RT@whitehouse Bo, stop trying to make fetch happen.
Image from Helen O'Hara (@HelenLOHara)
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When the Queen started her reign it was actually illegal to be gay. Today she signed off on #equalmarriage. What a change in a generation.
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Love this quote..."you never get back to where you've been so ya gotta get back to where you're going". Dan Mountain, stroke survivor.
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RT if you think Britain is the greatest country in the world when the sun comes out
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Do you have a loved one who just had a stroke and has trouble communicating? This could be aphasia. Learn more here atjo.es/LZ0
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Great new blog by #slp2b @CityLCS ! growingthroughlearningslp.bl… including #openaccess links #slpeeps #edchat #psychology #deaf #SLI #Aphasia
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When you watch #childreninneed tonight don't forget the 7% of children with language disorder who don't make the headlines! #SLI #edchat
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A million people should be trained as "#dementia friends" - able to spot signs and help sufferers - UK government bbc.in/TLVq5R

Million 'dementia friends' wanted for training

The government wants to train a million people in England by 2015 to become "dementia friends", able to spot the signs of the illness and help sufferers.

bbc.co.uk
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Stroke Association launch Stroke Solidarity String: stroke.org.uk Help raise awareness #WorldStrokeDay.
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Today is World Stroke Day. Many folk at @CityLCS work on improving life after #stroke worldstrokecampaign.org/2012…
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Tetley UK@tetleyuk19 Oct 2012
Free tea, for me? Could be! Just RT & Follow @tetley_teafolk before 5pm for your chance to win a year's supply of tea! #FreeTeaFriday
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