I used to live in Virginia, working for DXC (formerly CSC) in Tysons Corner. I worked there from July 2013 until December 2019. For the first four years, I had an apartment in Prosperity Flats on Dorr Avenue. It was easy to take the metro to the Amtrak and go back and forth to Philadelphia […]
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Aphasia is frustrating and difficult when trying to get things done on your own. You can prepare yourself for some things in advance- for a new day, a meeting, or a discussion. If you are ready, it makes our day more comfortable. Today was the day for me to go to get my Covid
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After the first game, Philadelphia Phillies lost to Toronto. The next night was game number 2, and I went to the same bar that I went to last night with the same fans. The guy next to me was clearly a Phillies fan. As part of what I usually do, I asked him where
1993 WORLD STORY – PHILLIES IN WORLD SERIES WATCHING ON TELEVISION IN HONG KONG – GAME 2 Read More »
I just spoke on my Small World when I lived in Munich in 2007. As you know that working on my aphasia language is to learn using stories on AphasiaRocks.com. When I started the story, there were pieces I could not remember. I went into google earth and found the map in Marienplatz and from
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I was working in Munich in 2007 for Sandoz. Every Saturday, I took to Marienplatz to go to Starbucks. A few other Americans would get together for coffee. One day, there were three people in front of me for coffee. I realized immediately they were Americans. I asked them, “Where are you
SMALL WORLD – FIELD HOCKEY QUINNIPIAC, PENN STATE AND MUNICH(2007) Read More »
In October 1993, I started at the Campbell Soup company. My first trip from Campbell was to go to Melbourne, Australia, and then to Tokyo. From there, I went to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, on Sunday morning, I went to the bar at the mall near the hotel. I found many people to
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Aphasia in having to listen to what it says. I needed to go through many processes to figure it out. I have been listening to MasterClass with listening to David Mamet, who is an interesting story. I was trying to tell me that you may not be able on everything, but you can
Aphasia Helped “Reconciliation” or “Western Civilization” Read More »
“Aphasia, the cruel illness resulting from a stroke, allowed Jean to understand what was said to her but prevented her from clearly replying.” – Robert Giroux. Whether or not, each year is a new experience. This year’s 2020 was another one, and 2021 will be a new year. Looking at 2020 is a
When I first started about my aphasia, it was driving me crazy. I knew there were words, but there was nothing to add to anyone. I could not read any of the books to read since I had a stroke. I took out Audible and got David Silva, “The Orders.” It was from my stories
Why does my learning can’t think of today’s words? Read More »
When I first started at Spaulding Rehab on the first Friday after my stroke, all I had was a Penn State t-shirt. My first therapy was on Saturday and I was nervous about everything I would have to do that day. I was in a wheelchair at the gym. One of my doctors said,
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