I played golf at a local course on a bright, sunny day. It was a member-guest event at Arronimink Golf Course. The game format was a foursome, where the two best balls counted for the match. I didn’t play very well; although I made a few pars, I mostly recorded a lot of triple […]
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I wanted to share my experience from the Golf Championship 2024 at Torresdale last weekend for the Flight Division. I played in Flight C, the last group with 8 participants. I had the lowest handicap, 17, using 95% of the full handicap. I often struggle in these championships, particularly after having a stroke and
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In June of 2020, my life took an unexpected turn. A stroke left me grappling with aphasia, a condition that muddled my language and made communication a daily challenge. But perhaps the most frustrating part was how it affected my golf game. I couldn’t figure out how to take a golf shot anymore, a skill
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All my life, I have always loved to talk. With Aphasia, I struggle to speak to others, and I rarely talk with new friends. But my six degrees of Ed Nunez make my brain go into overtime, and I want to explain the story to someone. With all of the recent football about Kansas
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The other day, my wife wanted to see if you wanted to join a group of friends with a Happy Hour. She didn’t want to go, but I told her that you said to her that I didn’t like to go because of my aphasia and my ability to talk with others, but I realized
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In October 2021, I went to the PT Students at Temple group from PACT. At that time I told the story that during that class, I mentioned that I played at Penn State and my friend was the Field Hockey Coach. After the class, Cassie K introduced her to me and told her that she
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On November 5, the Philadelphia Union lost to Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) for the MLS Cup title. It was a thrilling game. At the end of the regulation game, after 90 minutes, it was 2 – 2. In the overtime, with about 4 minutes to go, the LAFC goalie, Maxine Crépeau,
You know by now that I love to watch Field Hockey. Mostly because of my friends. Last weekend, I watched the NCAA Semi-finals against Penn State and North Carolina. Penn State lost. I was proud of the team this year. On Sunday, the Championship was won by North Carolina, beating Northwestern. On
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Aphasia sucks, but it makes me fun every day. My brain works fine. I see something, and I know what I saw, and the story in my brain tells what I want to say, but then the words don’t work. When I try to say what I want, I need to figure out
How many people go to Quinnipiac College? According to Google, there are about 6,800 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students. Penn State has about 40,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduates. I was one of the Penn State undergraduates in 1977. I have never been to see Quinnipiac College. However, there is a connection between Quinnipiac
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