I knew when I was in middle school that I wanted to be a Speech-Language Pathologist and I knew that I wanted to help people who had suffered from a stroke. Oddly enough, I didn’t even know of a single person who had a stroke. During my childhood, I was surrounded with many many adults…
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…
Our story begins when I walked in our front door one afternoon and my husband was standing there, smiling, and had no idea who I was. We rushed him to the hospital and he came home to me 4 days later. Instantly I was caregiver to this wonderful man. He couldn’t speak, had trouble walking,…
On April 20, 2011 my husband, Jerry, had a stroke that centered over his left ear and was very severe. He is unable to converse with exception of saying “I love you” and “how are you”. He has a very limited number of letters he can say. His attitude about not being able to speak…
My sister, Maggie, and I have been very close all our lives even though I now live in Florida and she lives in West Virginia. We are only 18 months apart in age. Five years ago I had an ablation surgery to correct my A-Fib so Maggie spoke to her doctor and ablation was scheduled…
My Grandma Diggins could not talk, But she could hum and she could walk. And even though her words got jumbled, Grandma Diggins never grumbled. Sometimes “chair” came out as “tree”, But Grandma, she just laughed with me. I always knew what Grandma meant. We never had an argument. She’d smile and nod and slap…
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…
My journey into caregiver began like many others. I didn’t know what aphasia was. I was terrified. I cried myself to sleep. My life – and certainly the life of my son – had changed overnight. I happened on vacation. We’d gone to Las Vegas for three days – and we got home three months…
My story is short. I’m a recently titled “Caregiver” for my 87 yr. old father. He was just diagnosed this past week and realeased from the hospital. Although he lives on his own and a very active independent individual I’m his loving caregiver with many questions, need direction in going forward. I thank you for…