Memory and Communication It was difficult to know what was
upsetting my husband. He wasn’t able to say. Then at bed-time I
noticed his toe was badly swollen. “Another beautiful day,” my
mother would say on coming down for breakfast often with the
rain lashing down! And I would simply say, “You’re feeling good
then?” People with Alzheimer’s disease develop communication
problems, which tend to become increasingly severe as time goes
on. The term “aphasia” is sometimes used to describe the
difficulty or loss of the ability to understand spoken or
written language as a result of damage to the corresponding
nervous centre (the parts of the brain responsible for
communication). People communicate with each other by speaking,
through body language, using signs, pictures or symbols and in
writing. For this reason, this section is divided into the
following three sections : - verbal communication - non-verbal
communication and physical contact - reading, writing and
pictures/symbols How to facilitate verbal communica