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   leftwingpatriot said, 8 months ago

   I hate seeing Leo struggle. He has made so much progress.
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   MiepR said, 8 months ago

   Can’t they just text?
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   Clark Kent said, 8 months ago

   See Preteena for today 17 Sept for more “talk”.
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   Jenn said, 8 months ago

   Leo, it’s o.k. to just write stuff down in broken english, sometimes.
   U nd coax cbl?
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   freeholder1 said, 8 months ago

   Impediments to speech meet impediments to sobriety and the whole conversation is impeded.
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   freeholder1 said, 8 months ago

   I’d have to print it for him. He couldn’t read my writing.
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   38lowell said, 8 months ago

   Not a nice cartoon about a vet.
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   Coyoty said, 8 months ago

   @38lowell

   It shows the difficulties vets have. It doesn’t have to be nice to be appropriate.
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   Doughfoot said, 8 months ago

   Unfortunately, most people equate the inability to speak with fluency with the inability to think with clarity. Just consider the two meanings of the word Dumb.
   
   In cases like Leo’s, does the difficulty extend to the written word? And what about sign language? Considering the difficulty we all have communicating in noisy environments, or as our hearing fades with age, I would think that it would be extremely useful to teach ASL (American Sign Language) to all children, and not just the deaf. It would probably prove more useful to the majority of students than high-school French.
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    Borntalkingback said, 8 months ago

    @Doughfoot

    ‘I would think that it would be extremely useful to teach ASL (American Sign Language) to all children, and not just the deaf.’

    This is a really good idea, not least because it would mean people mostly had to face each other when speaking/signing.

    Except I suppose teachers would worry about what kids were saying in class while their back was turned.

    Leo may not have the same trouble with the written word—he was okay when Alex was texting her proposal, I think.
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    Larry said, 8 months ago

    Because of some of my meds and maybe also because of my Parkinson’s Disease, words will scroll in my brain, but they don’t come out right. Some people get very impatient with me and being who I am, I just look at them and say, “See how well you can talk when you have dementia a%%hole”."
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    Guard SGT said, 8 months ago

    Both the talker and hearer have problems. Good communications requires good skills from both.

    Writing would be the better solution for both today!
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    cdward said, 8 months ago

    @freeholder1

    Not sure it’s an impediment to sobriety so much as hearing. He was a roadie for a band (can’t remember which) and suffered a lot of hearing loss.
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    masterskrain said, 8 months ago

    Sure hope Leo can find some good speech therapist!
    Sometimes I get my tongue wrapped around my eyeteeth, and I can’t see what I’m trying to say, but that’s nothing compared to what Leo has to go through!
    Actually, I hope this might be the start of an arc about Veteran’s Care, and getting the help they need to cope with their disabilities, injuries, and more, both physical, and mental.
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    FriscoLou said, 8 months ago

    @cdward

    “He was a roadie in a band …”
    
    

    Sherm lost his hearing in Nam, like that soldier and in Saving Pvt. Ryan. “PRIVATE GARY FANCIS WHO?” It comes and goes.
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