My first brain injury was in 1983. I couldn’t talk for 6 months. Then I developed dysarthria. Then after that I had another fall and my speech got worse. I continued to have falls and had to have 2 brain surgeries. Since then I’ve had multiple strokes over the years and had to do a lot of rehab. I now use a wheelchair and have dyarthria and aphasia. My speech therapist got me a speech device that I now use to help me talk.