{"id":4836,"date":"2019-01-23T11:39:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2019-01-23T11:44:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:44:36","slug":"playing-twenty-questions-in-the-hospital-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/playing-twenty-questions-in-the-hospital-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing Twenty Questions in the Hospital Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Image\u00a0<\/strong>Sara felt helpless. Her grandmother felt helpless. Each one frustrated, until Sara remembered a course she had taken three years ago.<\/p>\n

Sara obtained the email address of her former university teacher, Yonit Hagoel Karnieli, Director of Ezer Mizion\u2019s AAC<\/strong> (Alternative Augmentative Communication<\/strong>) National Center and sent her the following message:<\/p>\n

Hi Yonit.<\/p>\n

I attended your AAC<\/strong> course as part of my Speech and Language Practitioner training three years ago. Now, my grandmother is in the hospital, intubated. I wanted to ask if you have any advice. She is fully conscious and her cognitive condition is absolutely normal. She\u2019s been trying to communicate<\/strong> with lip movements and gestures, but cannot always make herself understood. It\u2019s so hard to see her trying to tell me something and not being able to get across. Sometimes we both sit there, reduced to tears. How many stories did she read to me when I was a child! How many deep conversations we shared during my teenage years! And now, when she needs me, I\u2019m not able to help her. \u00a0I\u2019d really appreciate if you could guide me.<\/p>\n

With sincere thanks,<\/p>\n

Sara\"hospital<\/a><\/p>\n

That same day, a reply landed in her inbox:<\/p>\n

Hi Sara.<\/p>\n

I really hope that your grandmother has a speedy recovery. As part of that process, check out Ezer Mizion\u2019s website. Go to the AAC<\/strong> Center link – https:\/\/www.ami.org.il\/augmentative-communication\/<\/a> \u00a0and download the \u201cHandbook for the Hospitalized Patient<\/strong>.\u201d You\u2019ll find a range of aids and tips for improving communication.<\/p>\n

The handbook is built in the form of a flowchart. By answering \u201cyes\u201d and \u201cno\u201d questions, you can easily arrive at the most helpful communication solutions<\/strong>. It\u2019s like playing Twenty Questions and enables you to zero in on what your grandmother wants to say.<\/p>\n

Yonit<\/p>\n

Within a short time, Sara had accessed the handbook and devoured its contents. She was blown over by its clarity, practicality, and user-friendly setup. \u201cWow! The handbook that you put together is nothing short of amazing! Thanks for your help!\u201d<\/p>\n

Says Yonit Hagoel-Karnieli: \u201cThis is just one example of the feedback we get on a daily basis about the \u2018Handbook for the Hospitalized Patient<\/strong>\u2019 that we compiled and posted on the website. It is indispensable for people like Sara\u2019s grandmother, who are in communication<\/strong> crisis situations and without professional intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ezer Mizion\u2019s AAC<\/strong> Lending Center<\/a> \u2014 along with its associated projects, such as the Handbook \u2014 is truly a one of its kind service.<\/p>\n

Every person deserves the right to express himself, and Ezer Mizion\u2019s AAC<\/strong> Division is helping people in Israel exercise that right in the best way possible.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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