My Aphasia

PENN STATE COACHES

May 6, 2021

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. Tom, Rich Chivaroli (who passed away a few city years later), and me.

2012 – 2013: Bill O’Brien and me at the Coaches Caravan in Philadelphia.

2014 – Current: James Franklin, the Nittany Lion, and I with Coaches Caravan in DC.

We Are In Philly at the Union League

May 11, 2025 No Comments

On Thursday, May 8, an event took place for We Are in Philly, a support group for Penn State football. I decided to go alone. I arrived around 6:30, and there were a few people present for the VIP group, but I opted for General Admission, so I wouldn’t get a drink until

Member-Guest at Aronimink Golf Course

December 5, 2024 No Comments

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

Golf Championship 2024 at Torresdale

August 27, 2024 No Comments

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

Spooky Aphasia at PACT PT Therapy Class

April 19, 2023 No Comments

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

Wiz

November 17, 2022 No Comments

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

Bruce Willis

May 3, 2022 No Comments

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 stories on the news. Many

Ed Núñez

In each story, I tried to learn something new to work on what I have trouble speaking. Many of these are fun to remember and learn how to write again.

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My Aphasia

PENN STATE COACHES