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7 celebrities who have dealt with aphasia in inspiring ways
  • Bruce is taking a break from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.

  • Aphasia is a disorder that can be caused by a stroke or brain injury.

  • Sharon Stone has dealt with aphasia.

After being diagnosed with aphasia, Bruce was stepping back from acting.

Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis.VCG/VCG via Getty Images

On March 30th, the actor's family shared a statement on his social media accounts that said he would be stepping back from his acting career.

Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities, according to a post on his daughter's account.

As Bruce always says, "Live it up and together we plan to do just that."

Brooke Lang, a speech pathologist, told Insider that it is possible that the actor may be experiencing primary progressive aphasia, a neurodegenerative condition that can affect language and cognitive function.

The star of Game ofThrones struggled with aphasia after having an anneurysm. She started a charity to help survivors of stroke and brain injury.

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Emilia Clarke.Mike Coppola/Getty Images

After working out with her trainer, she had an anaphylactic shock.

I felt like an elastic band was squeezing my brain when I got into the plank position. I tried to ignore the pain and push through it, but I just couldn't, she wrote in an essay for The New Yorker.

A life-threatening type of stroke called a subarachnoid hemorrhage is caused by bleeding into the space surrounding the brain and was the reason why she was told she had suffered it.

After the surgery, she realized her language was impaired.

One night after I passed that crucial mark, a nurse woke me up and asked what my name was. The actress went into a panic when she couldn&t remember it. I had never experienced fear like that. I knew my life was not worth living. I need to remember my lines as an actor. I couldn't remember my name.

The aphasia passed after about a week after she returned to the intensive care unit.

She wrote that she was able to speak. I was aware that there were people in the beds around me who didn't make it out of the I.C.U.

Same You is a charity that helps survivors of stroke and brain injury.

Sharon Stone had a brain aneurysm. She said that hard work helped her open up other parts of her mind.

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Sharon Stone.Jason Kempin/Getty

The actress was rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke. Stone was unable to walk and speak after a cerebral hemorrhage. She regained her ability to speak and read after recovering from her aphasia.

It took two years for my body to absorb all the internal bleeding that I had. My brain is not where it used to be, my body type is different, and my food allergies are different.

Stone said that he became more emotionally intelligent. I'm stronger now. I can be direct. I think that is not a problem. You will just have to deal with it, because I have brain damage.

Country music star Randy Travis has struggled with aphasia since a stroke, but he is still making music.

Randy Travis

After a life-threatening stroke temporarily took away his ability to speak clearly and walk without a cane, he has made strides to regain his speech.

The memory is as sharp as it ever was, according to his wife.

In his memoir, "forever and ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life," he opened up about his stroke and subsequent aphasia.

I wanted to shout as loudly as I could, yet no words came out of my mouth. A tear trickled from my eye and down my face as I was in the middle of my busiest day of the year. I squeezed her hand. He wrote that she knew that his life was in God's hands. Mary and I both believed that God had plans for our lives and that our faith would get us through. We were not quite sure how to do it.

I had faced many storms in my life and had been told to give up, but I didn&t quit.

The Hall of Fame inducting ceremony featured a performance by Travis and his wife. Researchers have reported that people with severe aphasia may find it easier to sing lyrics than speak them.

There's a New Kid in Town is the first song released by the man since he had a stroke.

Giffords was diagnosed with aphasia after she was shot.

Gabby Giffords
Gabby Giffords in 2016.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

She became an advocate for reducing gun violence after the shooting that left Giffords critically injured.

I have known the worst of days. There were days of pain and uncertainty. I have summoned hope after being confronted by despair. In a speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Giffords said that she responded with determination after being confronted with paralysis and aphasia.

I put one foot in front of the other. I found one word and then another. My recovery is a daily fight, but it makes me stronger. Words used to come easily, but today they are hard to say. I have not lost my voice. America needs all of us to speak out, even when you have to fight.

DickClark had a stroke eight years before he died. He returned to host New Year's Rockin' Eve a year later.

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Clark at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards.Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images

Clark continued to host the event even after he had a stroke in 2004. The host of the American Bandstand had a stroke and was paralyzed on one side of his body, but he returned to host New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2005.

He said on the broadcast that he had a stroke last year. I had to relearn how to walk and talk. It has been a long fight. My speech is not perfect but I am getting there.

He died after a heart attack.

Glen Campbell had aphasia and Alzheimer's, but he still understood the universal language of love.

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Aphasia can happen as a result of a disorder that affects the brain, such as Alzheimer's disease, which is why aphasia is most commonly linked to a stroke or brain injury.

Kim Campbell said a few months before his death that her husband lost his ability to speak in the later stages of his fight with the disease.

According to the Toronto Sun, Kim Campbell said that he understands the universal language of aphasia. He likes dessert.

After he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Glen Campbell was placed in a long-term care facility close to his home in Nashville, Tennessee.

The original article can be found on Insider.

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