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My Aphasia Story
My name is Carolina Ulloa. I have aphasia and I am from Colombia. My native language is Spanish. My story begins a little bit before my stroke. I lived in New York at the time. I was studying biology at Stony Brook University. In December 2009, we flew to Bogota, Colombia for a visited. On…
My Life with Aphasia after Stroke: My New “Love Language”
We were going to Mexico, first family vacation. With my husband’s parents on April 8, 2001. I was 31 years old, my son was 4, my daughter was 3, and my baby girl was 18 months old. Everybody was excited, especially me! Houston Airport… Our flight was 2 hours late. No worries. I started feeling…
One Day At A Time
For the past year, I have been directing the music program at the Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement in Baltimore, Maryland. Using the members’ own words, I have written a song entitled “One Day at a Time” that reflects the determination and resilience of this inspiring group of people. Since February 2014, we have…
Empowered through working with people with Aphasia
In my opinion, there are two approaches to aphasia therapy: treating the deficit and treating life participation. It is an absolute honor and pleasure to have the ability to work full-time at a University as a speech-language pathologist/clinical supervisor treating persons with aphasia and their families/caregivers, as well as supervising graduate students. I supervise CSD…
Aphasia is SEXY!!!!
A few years later, Avi traveled to Israel for two years to initiate studies in biology. While there, he also furthered his passion in emergency medicine by becoming certified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). This choice was to dramatically shape his life later. Avi came back to the US to complete his Bachelor of…
I’m a Transient
Okay, my Aphasia is transient. I do not have aphasia all the time. I had a head injury years ago and the older I get, the more I have trouble speaking. I’m not sure what triggers it, but I’m thinking maybe tiredness or stress. Not having it all the time makes it hard to work…
Taking the Bulls by the Horns
This article originally appeared in Stroke Connection – American Stroke Association – Jan./Feb. 2004 Now 10 years later, I present a story about determination, willpower and a “can do” attitude for people who have aphasia. Anyone, my opinion, can achieve almost anything if you have a good attitude and persistence no matter what the circumstances. I hope…
“I think I’ll Go Vacuum the Lawn”
After a moderate traumatic brain injury in 2004, I lost most of the prior 2 years, and much of my speech… well, other than four letter words (A-YEP!). It took several years to not stammer, but I still would get simple tasks confused. The quote and title here is one that my eldest daughter found…
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Had a major stroke Need help with commucation Wish I was normal back to my normal self Miss family and friends