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    Aylesbury stroke survivor who struggles to speak wants more awareness of aphasia

    An Aylesbury man whose stroke left him without the ability to communicate properly is backing a charity’s plea for people to be more aware of the condition.
    Retired motor mechanic Richard Puddiphatt has aphasia, one of the lesser-known effects of stroke which affects a person’s ability to speak, read, write and use numbers, but it does not affect intellect.
    Richard, 67, who had a stroke at h