Use it or Lose it: My Journey with Parkinson’s
Many Parkinson’s sufferers become quite disabled much earlier than I have been. I’m sure my longevity is due to my adherence to “the use it or lose it” principle.
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My Journey to Good Health after a Stroke
This journey from a stroke is to return to good health and fitness. This journey has its and ups and downs along the way.
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Singing in a Choir: My Rehabilitation after a Stroke
Many people say singing is easier than speaking. For me, this seems so. As my confidence has grown [from being a part of the Cantabrainers Choir], I have been allowed to make sounds by myself in Choir… Now I am allowed a whole verse—not perfect, but good enough to understand, and will perform on a stage—something I thought I would never do.
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An S-LP with Dysphagia
“I always believed that I would be able to take care of myself when in hospital, as long as I had my full cognitive and communicative abilities. What I was not prepared for was developing a neurological condition that had an unusual presentation.”
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Creating My Own Therapy Materials
“My job in Canada as a speech therapist with preschool children constantly inspired me with new projects. As I was constantly facing a lack of material to address the specific needs of my clients, I started to develop my own.”
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A Lot for a Two-Year-Old to Handle
“We hope that someday, funding and support will be given on a needs basis, not a diagnosis basis; and that access to therapies such as speech and occupational, will be more freely available.”
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Advocating for Those with Processing Disorders
“For my son, words literally swim on the page. His brain does not follow the rules. He understands what he reads if he did not have to decode every single word over and over again.”
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Imagine Being Me. Imagine Being Autistic.
“When I interact with people face-to-face, it’s like trying to engage with the world through a glass wall, the kind that is meant to muddle your ability to see through it clearly.”
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Working as a Speech Pathologist in Vietnam
“Speech pathology in Vietnam might be at the starting line, but the country (without being overtly aware of it) has a dedicated collective of professionals that are keen for their country to have speech pathology services.”
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An 18-Year-Old with Aphasia: Sarah’s Story
[Through her own YouTube channel] Sarah has inspired others to create their own websites and videos to show how language can recover after a brain injury. There is no plateau—even if you’re not the same, you can improve. There is always hope, which is a good thing, because without hope there’s nothing.
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