Stroke - left side ischemic stroke, 41, female

Hi to the forum members, I am looking for some advice and guidance as I am in a new and unanticipated situation. My sister who is 41 and not married, sufferred a massive left-brain ischemic stroke and spent 2 and a half months in the ICU and has just come home 3 days ago. She has right side paralysis in the arm and leg. Her speech is more or less intact as in she can talk well but sounds a little like how a child would sound. One of the noticeable things about her speech and behaviour is that she sometimes cannot express exactly what she wants but still gets frustrated that we are also not understanding what she wants, and it gets difficult for us as family (and the professional caregiver that we have employed) to understand what she is really asking for. As an example, yesterday she said "give me my phone" (as in her mobile) over and over again without giving any of us time to go and get her phone, and each time she asked for the phone she would cry a little more to the point of throwing a tantrum. When I got her phone, she said "no, I want my phone, give me my phone". Again I gave her her phone, and again she kept saying "no, give me my phone. Are you stupid, don't you understand English, I want my phone". It seems that she wants something in particular but the word "phone" is in her mind. Today she asked me for "the calculator thing for the phone" and when I asked her what it is exactly, she just said its the calculator thing for the phone. She doesn't seem to have the patience when I ask her what the object she wants looks like, what does it do, what does it resemble etc. Neither will she draw it on a piece of paper. This is just one example of her asking for this, but she actually means that. In addition to this, she calls me dad, and when I tell her that I'm not dad, I'm her brother and I give her my name, she says I know you're my brother, but she'll still call me dad. She calls the nurse and the physiotherapist by another name, not their actual names.

I would like to know if anyone has similar experiences to this and what they have done to address such issues and if there are any professionals who have helped make a difference.

This is an entirely new experience for me, and I can begin to understand how difficult it can be for anyone in this kind of position.

Thanks very much for listening, and any advice or guidance will be highly appreciated.