Rick’s Story – Wife’s Perspective
This is a Finding Words story! The following is Rick’s more detailed story, written by his wife Stephanie: It was Sunday of Thanksgiving Weekend, and…
Category: Caregiver – Loved One
A wife, husband, or loved one that is also the primary caregiver of someone with aphasia.
Paul my loved one
This is a Finding Words story! My husband Paul was working the day before it happened. He is an economist and teached at the university…
You don’t need words to communicate love!
I was a CNA working my way through nursing school and did home care with Russ. Russ had a major stroke that left him with…
My Mom’s Journey
On August 26, 2008, just 2 weeks short of her 75th birthday, my mother, Ollie Baljkas, suffered a triple infarction CVA, a stroke that damaged…
Aphasia can’t…
I wasn’t quite sure what to check to describe my connection to aphasia…I’m a speech-language pathologist (SLP), a caregiver, and a loved one connected to…
My Tour Guide no longer has a voice
My darling husband Jim had won on Jeopardy, was full of facts on a NYC public radio program every week, and was the best unofficial…
My Sister’s Journey
My sister Marie was diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration (CBD). It took a long time for this diagnosis to occur. Her difficulties started with problems with…
My Brilliant Mother Lost Her Voice
October 14, 2013 was the last day I had a clear conversation with my mother, Lillian. The next day, my beautiful, competent, intelligent, still working…
I Didn’t Even Know This Condition Existed
My husband of just over 20 years awoke from surgery to remove a massive tumor from his brain with aphasia. He went into surgery in…
A Caregivers tale
Hello everybody my name is Jerry and I am a caregiver to my loved one Suzanne. Suzanne had a massive stroke a little over 13…