Eleven Months of Aphasia   The other day was May 8, 2021, and it was the eleventh month since I had a stroke. It happened while I was in Cape Cod with my wife on Monday, June 8. I had a great time in May playing a lot of golf now that I had retired […]

1966 – 2011: Joe Paterno became the first head football coach at Penn State. Until the summary of 2020, there have been four coaches since that time. I looked at each picture the others day that I have a coach with a picture with me. 2011: Tom Bradley was an internal coach for Penn State.

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

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,

  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