Last week I went to the IARC 22 International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference #IARC22. The event was from Wednesday through Friday.   I have aphasia. I was thinking of joining the conference, but I heard it was for PhDs and clinicians, and I decided not to attend. They had an aphasia stroke group to listen to

“Aphasia is lonely. Frustrating. Heart-breaking. It is often misunderstood,”   My ability can affect language skills. Every day I try to discuss it with people.    Last week I went to the 100 Years of USA Field Hockey event at the Union League in Philadelphia on Saturday, June 18. Many people attended that night.  

June 7, 2022 I am back in Chatham, MA. It was another great day. Dunkin Donuts is about a half-mile away, and I can walk to get coffee. The other house we rented in 2020 had the Dunkin Donuts was a few miles away, and I had to drive to get the coffee. Two years

Today is June 6, 2022. I didn’t send anything yesterday. Today I drove from Philadelphia to Chatham, MA. Only the second time I have gone there since I had the stroke. I took my time and used the Waze to tell me where to drive. It took me about 8 hours with a few stops

Today was the second year I played for the Upstairs and Downstairs Locker Room Battle at Torresdale. It was a Stableford scoring like last year. Last year I had 40 points which was third place on my team. Today I scored only 28 points. I played great drivers, but I missed a lot of putts.

Pronouns give people problems with aphasia. It is one of many of my frustrations. When I talk with my granddaughter, I don’t even think before I usually say “he” did that. My son and my wife immediately say “she.” I get upset because I don’t even think about it. Today, I talked with a friend,