On March 28th, 2004, I had an AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) on the left side of my brain. This stroke subsequently left my right side paralyzed. This is a story of my journey, starting from when I first felt the symptoms through my assiduous efforts to overcome the physical constraints that the AVM imposed on me.…
My husband had a stoke just over 3 years ago and we have been living with aphasia ever since. At times aphasia feels like the 3rd person in our marriage. My husband has come along way with the help of many including the stroke comeback center. As a caregiver I hav come a long way…
This is my new life with Aphasia This is my new life with aphasia. My hemorrhagic stroke happened on May 19th 2011. I am now 54. How amazing it is. Before when this happened I could not read, write or speak very well. My life has changed now after 3 years I am doing…
I’m Denise and I have aphasia. I attend the Adler Aphasia Center in New Jersey. I decided that we need more activities, so we started the club Outrageous for Aphasia. We take day trips and have also gone to see a play. We are going to be going on a classic train in July and…
I am Alex and I am aphasic. I was the Director of Environmental Health for Cochise County, in southern Arizona. I want to talk about aphasia and continuing to try and learn. I attend the Aphasia Center of Tucson. My favorite time is 12:00 to 12:30. We take turns giving presentations. My presentations so far…
FIRE DREAMS Voices for Adventurer, Architect and Aphasiac I have aphasia since 2006. I know it is ironic that my lack of language inspired my story. You do not want a good architect to divide his/her architecture and writing. I crave and craft every creation in a different way, but in way same way too.…
Dec. 6 1998 I went out blowing leaves and I had my stroke. I was standing up on a contraption that pushed leaves in a pile. The stroke felt like a dream. I don’t know how long I stood there. My daughter, Devon, came out to talk to me. I thought I was speaking clearly…
Bob Hall is a veteran, business owner, stroke survivor, and advocate for aphasia. Bob was born near Niagara Falls in 1943. As a young man he served as a petty officer in the Navy on the following ships: USS Alamo, USS Klondike, USS Summit County. He fought in the Vietnam war. After the war, he…
I graduated high school in 1942. Eight months later I joined the Army. First, in Engineers group and then I went to Michigan to join the Military Police group. I went oversees and arrived in Liverpool, England on June 5, 1944. I was in the service for almost 3 years. I was married for 47…
On August 18, 2012, Ellie Mae (My dog.) and I went for a walk. It was a Saturday morning. Suddenly, I had a stroke. The ambulance arrived quickly and took me to Fort Worth. At the hospital in Fort Worth, I was given a clot busting medicine, but it didn’t work. I rode a helicopter…