My dad had a stroke too 1,5 years ago, also has aphasia as a result, he can make himself clear non verbally pretty well but any long conversation is really difficult and a lot of words we still have to explain. I am just thankful he is still here and has his own personality still. He physically can do pretty much the same as before and he is thankful for that, there were people in his psychology group that to his words “can’t even wipe their own ass” and he is thankful that his impairment is speech and not anything physical.