August, 2011
Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight
by Ognjen Todic on August 17, 2011
From TED: Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
Meet Len Upin And His Wonderful Artwork…
by Len Upin on August 10, 2011
Stroke and Beyond
“I thought my job, as an art high school teacher, was an ideal profession. Plus my 3 kids and my wife were a healthy, creative, handsome group. It was a perfect picture. Yet, my stroke and aphasia, my decision to select an early retirement and the loss of our oldest son was too much to bear — all within a 10-month period.”
The Birth of the Adler Aphasia Center
by Elissa Goldstein on August 3, 2011
Elaine and Mike Adler
More than 18 years ago, prominent businessman Mike Adler had a stroke and developed aphasia. Following bypass surgery, a blood clot developed and went to his brain. This was a man with a successful global marketing business with more than 500 employees, a world traveller, and the financial resources to make things happen. Now he couldn’t walk or talk and his cognitive skills were weak. Continue reading the full article