I am now we’ll into my 70s with a long history of TBIs and ABI. Born in 1948. Born with lack took to the brain I was born 3 months premature. The place of my birth is Mexico City Mexico. My first language was “Mexican Spanish” as my mother would say. For me, life and…
It was 3 years ago (July 2020). I was on a bicycle for a ride. It was warm out. It was just a normal day. And then I fell. I fell hard. And I knew nothing more. I woke up after a month in a coma in the hospital. I couldn’t speak at all. I…
I was first diagnosed with PPA in 2019. I got a second opinion in 2021 because I had gotten worse and my language and handwriting had gotten worse. I told my sons and family, because Juli, my speech language, pathologist, said family can help! She met with my sons and me through zoom and taught…
I developed Aphasia following a traumatic brain injury that resulted from a very heavy iron coat rack slamming into the top of my head in March 2019. I struggle to find the right words or using them correctly. I try not to let it bother me as much as it first did. I just breathe…
I had my stroke 08/19/2020 when COVID some what started. I was at work in a hospital room and out of no where the complete right side of my body went limp. I collapsed on the floor, crawled toward the hallway and yelled help. From that point on I went into it a coma and…
I have aphasia following a stroke in September 2022. I’d never heard of aphasia before. I was unable to talk. The hospital was busy and the communication team provided me with little speech and language therapy. After 4 weeks, I moved to a rehab unit, where there was treatment a few days a week. This…
Hi everyone! My name is Sherry. Five years ago, I had a stroke that resulted in me having aphasia. I understand everything that is said to me, I just have trouble getting my words out. Most of the time I speak verbally and us gestures but sometimes I use my AAC device to help me.…
Frustration. I know I want to talk but I cannot speak myself and I have two or three ways to express my meaning. Such as, I use my iPhone to express my meaning, gestures, a pen and paper or writing, or also with pictures. Everyday in my speech sessions I learn about Semantic Feature Analysis…
My name is Ricky. I am thirty seven years old. I was a computer programmer. I love basketball and working out. I have two brothers, Mark and Dave. My stroke was in December 2018. I was at home. I was exercising. I had a headache. Then, I blacked out. I am still working on getting…
My name is Bernice. I am 78 years old. I have four sons, Dean, Chad, Kelly and Steven. I had a massive stroke on the 12th of December, 2012. I was in Arizona. It happened while I was sleeping. Darryl woke up, saw me and knew something was wrong. I was in hospitals in Arizona…