"Well, the blood test was fine."
Doctor Zhang put down the blood test form and picked up the brain CT scan and looked at it carefully.
Chen Wang held his wife's hand and waited nervously.
He could feel that his wife's palms were sweating.
As time passed, the two felt extremely tormented.
"Well, the situation is similar to what I said before. Look here."
Dr. Zhang held the film upright and pointed to a small area in the left hemisphere, explaining: "This area is called Broca's area of the brain, which is mainly responsible for language production. This area is Wernicke's area, which is responsible for language comprehension."
"Your wife has no problem understanding language, so the latter can be ruled out. Therefore, it is very likely that the nerves in the Broca area are damaged."
"Then... can it be treated?"
Chen Wang's heart was tense, and he asked expectantly.
Lin Xiuqin was also very nervous and held his hand even tighter.
"Don't worry, it's possible."
Doctor Zhang smiled and nodded.
"real?"
Chen Wang looked ecstatic, and said excitedly to his wife, "Wife, did you hear that? Doctor Zhang said it's okay, you can talk now."
Lin Xiuqin's eyes were moist and red, and she nodded vigorously.
Doctor Zhang looked at the two of them with a smile on his face. After their excitement had calmed down, he slowly said:
"The human brain has the ability to reorganize itself. The undamaged areas can compensate for the damaged functions through intensive training. Your wife has been aphasic since childhood. Maybe she has already accepted this fact, so she didn't try to restore her ability to speak and express herself."
"In fact, the language function area of the brain is closely related to the motor area. For example, breathing training, oral muscle training, tongue, throat, and even arm movement training may indirectly restore the language function of the brain."
"Combined with specific medications, language function can be gradually restored in the long run."
"Great, Doctor Zhang, how should I treat my wife?"
Chen Wang asked anxiously.
"I will prescribe medicine for you. In addition, you have to hire a professional speech therapist to develop a plan for her. You also have to learn simplified language and how to help her with language recovery training. You should also try to slow down your speech speed and let her learn from you."
At this point, Dr. Zhang picked up the thermos cup on the table and drank a sip of water, then continued, "Then encourage her to express herself more, have some language dialogues with her, sing songs, read books, etc., which are all helpful to her."
Chen Wang listened attentively, remembering every word in his mind. ?
"Doctor Zhang, I will do whatever you say. As for the speech therapist..."
"I know someone here. If you trust me, I can help introduce you."
"Of course, Doctor Zhang, we absolutely trust you, otherwise we wouldn't have come all the way here again."
Chen Wang said seriously.
Lin Xiuqin also nodded.
"Okay, then I'll give you his address and you can just go find him directly."
"Okay, thank you very much."
"You're welcome. This is my duty."
Soon, Dr. Zhang handed him a list and a note.
"The prescription contains the medicine and instructions for use. Just go to the first floor to buy it. The address is on the slip."
"OK."
Chen Wang took the list and looked at it, and found that it was written in very neat regular script. It also clearly stated how to take the medicine, how many times a day to take each medicine, and when is the best time to take it.
This made him feel a little emotional. Doctors these days really serve their patients.
Unlike decades later, when doctors wrote prescriptions in such a flamboyant style that patients could not understand them at all, and they even wondered how the people who got the medicine according to the prescription could understand it.
"Then do we need to come here later?"
Chen Wang asked.
"That depends on your wife's recovery. If everything goes well, you don't need to come. Just do as I say. These medicines should be available in your local city."
"I see. Then...we'll leave first. Thank you so much."
"I told you this is what you should do, go ahead!"
Doctor Zhang smiled and waved.
Chen Wang looked at his wife beside him.
Lin Xiuqin understood what he meant, stood up, and bowed to Dr. Zhang together with him.
"Hey, come on, what are you doing?"
Doctor Zhang hurriedly spoke to dissuade him.
"This is what we should do. Let's go."
Chen Wang smiled, turned around and left with his wife.
Looking at the backs of the two people as they left, Dr. Zhang smiled slightly and suddenly missed his wife at home.
The two bought medicine on the first floor.
There are four medicines in total, all for oral administration, and the prescription is for about two months' worth.
After leaving the hospital, Chen Wang looked back with a dazed look on his face.
I thought I might need surgery and maybe a long time to recuperate, but the treatment method turned out to be much simpler than I thought.
"Wife, do you think our parents in heaven are blessing us? Why does everything seem to be going so smoothly?"
Chen Wang looked at his wife standing beside him and said.
Lin Xiuqin was slightly startled, then nodded with a smile on her face.
"Come on, let's go find a place to get lunch and then go see the speech therapist."
Chen Wang smiled and took her hand.
…
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After eating and drinking, the two followed the address given by Dr. Zhang and came to a quiet courtyard.
The door of the courtyard was open.
The two men walked to the door and Chen Wang shouted inside.
"Hello, is anyone there?"
No response.
"Hello, is anyone home? We were introduced by Doctor Zhang."
Chen Wang spoke loudly again.
"Come in!"
This time someone responded, a middle-aged woman's voice.
When they walked into the yard, they saw a woman who looked to be about thirty years old watering the flowers with a kettle.
The woman looked at the two of them and asked calmly, "What do you want?"
"It's like this. My wife's brain language function is damaged. Doctor Zhang introduced us to you. I hope you can develop a treatment plan for my wife."
Chen Wang answered in a serious tone.
The woman looked Lin Xiuqin up and down, then looked at Chen Wang and asked with a playful look in her eyes, "How much can you offer?"
Chen Wang was slightly stunned, and said seriously: "How much do you want? As long as I have it, it's fine. If it's not enough, I can find a way."
"Oh? Then you are willing to give it up!"
The woman said with interest.
Lin Xiuqin frowned slightly, feeling uncomfortable with the woman's attitude and words. For a moment, she wanted to just leave.
She really wanted to speak, but she also didn't want Chen Wang to suffer because of her.
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