Lucky!

This is a Finding Words story!

Lucky for a loving wife, super family, friends, and caregivers. I’m retired, after working a administrator 35 years in special education in public schools. I feel special empathy for kids who have aphasia.
I’m left with good physical shape (from the quick response at home, para meds , in the hospital- and luck). I have the familiar symptoms – little speech, fleeting words- I relearned my address, SS number, etc. People are great in stores-I ‘ll communicate with my phone (“notes”).

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