Bruce Willis steps away from acting due to aphasia. But what is aphasia? Elyse Shumway, Manager of Clinical and Education Services, explains aphasia and what this diagnosis means in this interview with Global News Radio.
There’s a general lack of awareness and understanding about aphasia, with only seven percent of people in a 2020 online survey by the U.S.-based National Aphasia Association able to accurately identify it as a language disorder. Yet, aphasia is more common than Parkinson’s Disease. But that awareness is shifting now that it’s been revealed that actor Bruce Willis is …