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Hello!
Well hello! I am Bruce Farrell and I have aphasia.
I used to work as a proposal director at Plante Moran. I was on the board of APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals). I was a musician playing guitar and writing songs.
All of that change about 2 1/2 years ago, when I had a serious bicycle accident. And that is how I got aphasia. It’s really hard. But I’m learning, and every day is a new day.
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Hi, Bruce! Welcome to the community!
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Hi Bruce! Nice to meet you.
You said your stroke was 2 1/2 years ago. How long were you in the hospital? Did you go to rehab? Have been you able to go back to work? That’s my biggest goal!
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Hey there, Deborah!
How long was I in the hospital?
Almost two months.Did I go into rehab?
No., I went home. Once I got settled. I had speech therapy and occupational therapy five days a week. I got out of occupational therapy after about seven months. I’m still at speech therapy two times a week.Did I go back to work?
Unfortunately, no. I was a proposal director, but haven’t been able to work. But who knows? Maybe someday.What is my biggest goal?
My biggest goal would be to go back to work. I would like to just be normal again. Other than that my big role is to play in bands and hopefully be friends with everybody else.I hope that helps.
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