My friend Tim is very smart. He is fun and creative and kind too. He plays music, creates new games, writes software code, and is an amazing artist. One day, he had several strokes, and now he has aphasia. His newest art helps others see what it is like to have aphasia. Tim is my…
My wife and I just started unpacking our suitcases from our vacation. I told her I had a headache, so she told me to go lay down and take a nap. Suddenly, I woke up and I’m on the floor. I’m numb, I can’t speak, and my right side is paralyzed. Quickly my wife Annie…
Originally after my stroke, I couldn’t say anything or do much at all. I remember I couldn’t write in full sentences, just bullets. However, even 10 years after my stroke I met two very influential Speech Language Pathologists from Boston. I began working with them and my skills improved so much more and they continue…
This is a Finding Words story! I had an aneurysm on November 10, 2013 and 3 strokes while in the hospital. It affected my speech and my left arm. I was 40 with 2 boys. I was in a coma for 3 months and did rehab for 3 months. I had to learn how to…
This is a Finding Words story! In Mexico, I was a salesman and used language a lot. When I had my stroke, I lost the ability to express myself. I had a lot of ideas in my head but I couldn’t find the words. It was very frustrating. The right side of my body was…
This is a Finding Words story! After I got the news that I suffered a stroke, I was devastated. No longer able to speak. My brain was a scrambled mess. I surrounded myself with professionals at the VA . and SU Gebbie Clinic. I ask them for help, and they came though in spades. That…
This is a Finding Words story! Jovan my son 32 yrs suffered from Stroke after Brain surgery 10 yrs ago He got totally paralyses & lost his little speech he had before .He regained his motor functions a lot not his speech ! See if Aphasia therapy can be of some help to him
This is a Finding Words story! I had a stroke eight years ago. I was forty-three years old. I have aphasia and apraxia. I have been to 10 different rehab places and all of them have been very helpful. I been to Stanford, University of Michigan, Burke Rehab & Research hospital and many more. I…
This is a Finding Words story! 22 months ago Marcia was suddenly all alone, having suffered stroke-like brain damage that left her unable to speak. The past year attending, the MorseLife Aphasia Center program headed up by Cathy Feld has restored Marcia’s communication skills to include speech and alternate methods:hand and facial gestures. The Center’s…
This is a Finding Words story! The following was translated into a narrative based on a Q&A session between Rick & his SLP: In 2007, I was with a few friends and I slipped and fell down a flight of stairs. I hit my head and was immediately knocked out. Good thing I wasn’t alone…