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
1993 WORLD STORY – PHILLIES IN WORLD SERIES WATCHING ON TELEVISION IN HONG KONG – GAME 1 Read More »
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
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“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
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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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At Spaulding, we arrived late in the day. My “new” room was 211 B. Becky was able to see me for about an hour. The first day of Saturday was my busy. The schedule started at 7:30 AM to get me ready for the day. All my clothes were Penn State t-shirts and
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On June 8th, I found myself in a hospital in Boston. Tuesday, and I had just woken from my stroke (although I did not know that) on Monday. I had no idea what was going on. My wife Becky has not been able to get back to us because of Covid-19. The doctors
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I noticed the LinkedIn to get my friends out of my stroke. I sent this out in September. In December of 2019, I told my team I was retired from Total Rewards Exec. For 6 months I enjoyed my retirement. I had a stroke on June 8, 2020. The damage is
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