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,

Last week, my son told me that Bruce Willis had aphasia.   I have something in common. “Die Hard” was one of my favorite movies, and his action hero, John McLane, played by Bruce Willis, was awesome. No, I’m not John McClane. I have aphasia.    I listened to the

I just started to read a new book at PACT Temples Book Group for those with Aphasia. The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency written by Alexander McCall Smith is the book.   This week was the introduction group. I had started to read the first chapter using both the book and

With Aphasia, whenever I find myself thinking about saying something that I can’t think of a word, my brain goes on overtime. My brain tells me about remembering stories but I can’t come up with the words to describe them.   Last week I played golf with a new friend.

PACT at Temple PT Students   Every chance I go somewhere I find a way to connect with a connection of someone.   Yesterday, I spoke to the PT Students at Temple. I was with the group from PACT, those of us who have Aphasia to discuss with students. I told

My Aphasia worries me. I retired about six months from the stroke.   I had a lot of things to do. I wanted to play golf, teach a course at a university, perhaps some consulting, work out, and spend talking with my friends. Aphasia challenges my language that helps those

Last week I signed up for registration for the Upstairs and Downstairs Locker Room Battle at Torresdale, my golf country club.   On Saturday, June 12, the competition will consist of both floors facing off in a Stableford scoring event. I am on the downstairs locker. There were teams players

Redo the First Time     Aphasia makes it hard to tell my stories. I read the story and it looks great. The next day it doesn’t make sense. Feeling my stories seem like I am doing a lot. It is hard. But I don’t give it enough to resend

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

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

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

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.  

  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