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wellness jx: «i. 4A GAME ON Rugby legend Dan Carter’s new life purpose 29 SHELF LIFE Make your ingredients last longer Sree EMAL meen ext Photography: John Tsiavis Styling: Bec Cole Hair/make-up: Lin Parups Cm going to get you talking, lam going to find someone who can help us,” Sally Davis reassured her young son, Josh, after yet another fruitless appointment to find the cause of his speech problems. “And after hearing me say that, he started to clap,” she recalls. “That was his way of telling me that I was on the right track.” A trained teacher, Sally, from Ballarat in Victoria, suspected very early on that Josh was having problems with communicating but a succession of experts — her maternal health nurse, the GP and the dentist — could not find a physical cause. It was only when she took him off to see a certified speech pathologist that Sally finally got the answer she was searching for: childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). “It’s a neurological condition where the brain doesn’t talk to the jaw, the tongue and the parts of the face that create speech,” she explains. With ongoing and intensive speech therapy from “a dream team’ of specialists, Josh, now aged 7, is thriving, “We are by no means out of the woods but the progress we have made has been such a gift and a testament to the hard work he’s put into his therapy,” Sally says. “He’s in grade one now and his speech doesn’t get in the way of him making friends and socialising like it once did. “He’s even planning on doing a talk at school about CAS because he wants them to understand what it is.” Josh's treatment also changed Sally’s life, inspiring her to train to become a speech pathologist “Everything happens for areason and Josh’s speech journey has become my speech journey, too,” she says. “The times that have been hard have been hard for both of us. It’s changed our life as a family, but it’s also taught us to. celebrate the little wins. “So, Josh saying the ‘s’ sound for the first time was a massive celebration for us. And the first time he said ‘love you’ dearly was ahuge celebration. Alll of these little things that people take for granted, Josh arguably wouldn’t be able to do without speech pathology.” Sally and Aaron Davis with their children, Violet, 5, and Josh, 7. Speech pathologist Dr Debbie Phyland says helping children to communicate is just one part of what speech pathologists do. From babies having trouble feeding to isolated elderly folk whose voices are hoarse from underuse, speech pathologists help people overcome obstacles at every age and stage. “The title ‘speech pathologist is somewhat of an underrepresentation because it’s really about communication and swallowing disorders,” Dr Phyland says. “We are talking about the person — specifically the brain, the lips, the mouth, the throat, the tongue and any disorders that affect those areas. “That could be anything from chronic cough and throat breathing to difficulties with language and literacy issues.” If you have these concerns, seek advice froma certified speech pathologist. Most pathologists work as part of a team to holistically treat patients’ concerns because often it’s not just about offering someone physical relief. “My favourite adage — and this might sound corny — is that if the eyes are the window to the soul, then the voice is the door to wellbeing,” Dr Phyland says. The House of Wellness advertising feature is published monthly on behalf of CW Media Pty Ltd (ACN 606 548 298). Prices and information correct at time of printing. All products may not be available from all Chemist Warehouse stores. Not all products or promotions featured in this catalogue are available online. We beat everyone's prices! At Chemist Warehouse if you find a cheaper price on the exact same item at another Australian retail store, we will match it and give you 10% off the difference! (Excludes ‘online only” offers.) Exact means same product, with the same packaging and where the product on offer at the other retail store is not a clearance or run out stock. All products subject to manufacturer's availability. We reserve the right to adjust printing errors. Offers exclude products sold by Chemist Warehouse Maketplace. tThe save prices listed are calculated from the suppliers RRP (Recommended Retail Price) at the time of preparation and where no such price exists is the retail price found at competing retailers. Due to discount policy we may not have sold at RRP. >The save price advertised is off our EDLP (Everyday Low Price) at the time of printing, AC-003788 2. THE HOUSE OF WELLNESS
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