January, 2011
King George VI Didn’t Have Aphasia…
by Ognjen Todic on January 26, 2011
The Kings Speech Poster
… yet, I think “The King’s Speech” movie definitely deserves to be mentioned on the Aphasia Corner Blog. I saw this movie a few days ago — it was one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. The movie captures intricacies of the relationship between the patient and the therapist in an amazing way.
Aphasia Day Speech
by John Pavlish on January 19, 2011
John Giving a Talk at the University of Washington
I am a survivor from a stroke that caused aphasia. Below is my story that I spoke on Aphasia Day in June 5th 2010 at the University of Washington.
Four years ago on December 15th, 2006, I had a hemorrhage in the temporal and occipital lobes of my brain. It occurred from a bacteria that caused my immune system to attack itself. I was not reckless nor abusing drugs, I was a “normal” student from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I was supposed to graduate the following year, but now my brain injury made it difficult to recite the English alphabet or complete simple arithmetic. I was not able to write a thesis or solve differential mathematics, which I did with ease just a few days earlier. Right after my injury I would not have been able to give this speech to you without being overwhelmed visually and getting a migraine. Continue reading the full article