Outrageous for Aphasia

I’m Denise and I have aphasia. I attend the Adler Aphasia Center in New Jersey. I decided that we need more activities, so we started the club Outrageous for Aphasia. We take day trips and have also gone to see a play. We are going to be going on a classic train in July and whale watching in August. We plan one trip a month. It’s open for everyone who has aphasia and their families. The Adler Aphasia Center has two locations and members from both locations participate. We have a lot of fun. Twenty or more people have gone on each trip, and we are growing.

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