Sunday, April 17, 2011

The short film “Aphasia,” which tells the true story of a North Carolina

Film screening
The short film “Aphasia,” which tells the true story of a North Carolina man who had a massive stroke at age 44, will be screened at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive. The movie stars Carl McIntyre of Laurinburg, an actor who had a stroke in 2005. As a result, McIntyre lives with aphasia, an acquired communication disorder that impairs a person's ability to process language but does not affect intelligence. Free. Visit www.aphasiathemovie.com. Contact Sherri Winslow at 744-6142 or email winslowsh@ecu.edu.

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