Moderate receptive and severe expressive aphasia. Aphasia :- living 43 stroke and Aphasia. 2010 car. My Dad (85 yr), sister (55) Mother – 2011 . Cancer. Manchester – Law Leeds – Medicine 4 yr life wheel- site. Left unable to speak. “ To put ideas… thoughts… feelings in speech is so hard… frustrating. ” Jonathan…
When Mike Adler woke up in the hospital bed eighteen years ago, dazed and disoriented, he felt as if he lost control of his body and his life. Being a highly verbal and prominent businessman with a successful global marketing business, a philanthropist and an active member of his community, this was a hard pill…
When Jean Deer suffered a life threatening stroke in 1997, he could no longer continue his 40 plus year career as a professional photographer. Through continuous therapy, he had to learn to use his non-dominant hand and arm, having lost all mobility in his favored right arm that he used as a professional photographer. Along…
A former Physical Education and Health teacher, youth football coach, high school track meet official and Summer Recreation Director in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bill’s life was devoted to kids and sports. His life was turned upside down when he suffered a stroke at 50 and developed aphasia, the communication disorder that occurs in 25-40%…
Alan Slepp has had a storied career as a successful business man, an Air Force veteran and a man of the theatre. His love of acting started as a hobby which led to working with some of the finest actors in the business. He studied with world renowned acting coach, Lee Strasberg, at the Actor’s…
You have trouble speaking, and that’s okay. I will give you time to say…. all that you want and all that you need are just a few extra steps away. I will be patient, I will be kind… because your words are just as important as mine. Don’t give up hope, don’t settle for less,…
On April 24, 2007, Lynda performed her normal morning routine and left for her job as a K-4 teacher. Three hours later her husband was called as she was exhibiting levels of “confusion”. By that evening she was hospitalized with viral encephalitis. As a result of the encephalitis Lynda was in the Neural Intensive Care…
In 2007 I had a stroke and aphasia. I almost died but with excellent medical care at North Memorial in Robbinsdale, MN, superb speech therapy through North Memorial, and continuing improvement through MnCAN (www.MnCAN.org) I have continued to get better. I use my iPad to improve my speech and understanding with programs through Lingraphica, Tactus…
I was a farmer, a carpenter, a mechanic, a school teacher, and now I’m an engineer. I worked as Senior Transportation Manager for Toshiba Logistics America, Inc. in Charlotte NC – I am 56. I have 3 children, 2 Grandchildren. I am single and I had a stroke. I’m alive. My children and my grandchildren…
“It’s hard to explain what it’s like being in a coma. A coma is a weird place, like a dream but all messed up. I remember being sat in a chair in a big open room with a needle stuck in my arm and being starved of oxygen, feeling very weak and hearing my heart…