This is a Finding Words story! I am an husband, father, and renewable energy consultant. I suffered a severe Traumatic Brain Injury on August 2012 after walking home from a baseball game. I have gone through years of speech and OT therapy to improve the quality of my life. I still have many struggles, I…
This is a Finding Words story! May 6, 2011, Danny saved his sister’s life. The man attacking her, turned his rage on Danny when Danny pulled him off his sister. He stabbed Danny 34 times, 19 of them in his brain. Danny was left with hemiparalysis on his right side and aphasia. He was 27…
This is a Finding Words story! Lucky for a loving wife, super family, friends, and caregivers. I’m retired, after working a administrator 35 years in special education in public schools. I feel special empathy for kids who have aphasia. I’m left with good physical shape (from the quick response at home, para meds , in…
This is a Finding Words story! My world as I had knowned came to a screeching halt on June 2, 2012 – my life will never be the same again… Never. I found myself in the throws of a Ischemic AND hemorrhagic stroke… Simultaneously. After all is said and done, I lost how to communicate…
This is a Finding Words story! I had my stroke 1.5 years ago. My aphasia was particularly hard on me because I was a professor of mathematics and physics at a university before I had to retire. However I have learnt to explain my speech problem to everyone and ask that ‘bear with me’. I…
This is a Finding Words story! 4 years ago, the man I used to be had a stroke; little words have spoken… self-esteem, old self, happiness- were shot to pieces. Depression set in. I didn’t know myself anymore. My companion Aphasia shown me the light. She stole my linguistic tool kit but she’s the one…
This is a Finding Words story! Before Moms Stroke in April she was as Active as a 20 years old.. Traveling Gardening Driving just really enjoying her life . Her Recovery Physically has been Amazing she refused to use the wheelchair, walker and cane , did I mention she is stubborn ? Now we Begin…
This is a Finding Words story! As an SLP working in home care, I routinely meet people who have been limited by aphasia. I love getting to know my patients and learning about what is important to them. Then, through direct therapy or training on alternative communication, my goal is to get them back to…
This is a Finding Words story! Patronize. The most frustrating part of having aphasia is when doctors and nurses patronize me. They do not understand aphasia and don’t want to take the time to learn. If you have aphasia, you must have a positive attitude. No one wants to listen to a cry baby. Aphasia…
This is a Finding Words story! I had a stroke almost two years ago. I was in the hospital for two weeks. One week at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerville and another week at the Princeton Hospital. I could not talk for 2 weeks and then slowly a word or two came back. I…