My husband has Lewy Body Dementia, which shares some of the physical symptoms of Parkinson‘s. His speech had become difficult to understand. The month-long LSVT Loud treatment from Celia, which he completed last week, has given him back his voice. He has also regained his confidence to speak out at meetings and join in conversations. Celia is passionate about her work. My husband couldn’t believe how much attention she gave him, and we were amazed at the effort she put into preparing texts related to his interests, education and career, for which she did research. She customised his treatment and made it as interesting as possible. Her caring attitude really motivated him to do all the required practice sessions. He is now doing the daily practice needed to keep his voice loud and clear. He sometimes needs reminding to open his mouth and “Think Loud”, especially when tired, but I remind him that he can speak loudly and clearly – and he does. Thank you, Celia.
Besides doing the treatment sessions and research, Celia gave time to exchanges of emails and phone calls to discuss how things were going. She also gave us advice on swallowing issues. We are so glad we made the decision for my husband to join the programme and to have Celia as his very dedicated Speech and Language Therapist.