Communication is ditticult for emilia she cannotspeak, she can only use her eyes Lookingstraight up is a“no, blinking a“yes”, and lookingaround is like a"what? " complemented by facialexpressings and her attempts to form silentsyllables with her lips. She has tried amouthstick but she doesn 't have the head orjaw control required to move the tip around, andthe clumsy thing falls out of her mouth easilyShe also has a chart with various words she canpick by looking at them, but she and Tom arewaiting eagerly for a computer she can controlwith her eyes. Unfortunately, the system isn'tcovered by her insurance, and the young couplecannot afford it. Tom is trying to sell more of hisartwork, but most of the time he is taking careof his helpless girlfriend