I have aphasia, but aphasia doesn't have me!

By this motto, I mean that aphasia does not win over me! There are daily communication challenges that aphasia brings, but there are daily “wins” that I acknowledge. Today I had to make several business calls. I find that most persons who work on the phone a lot, tend to speak too fast for my…
What IS Aphasia? Do you know that over 84 percent of all Americans have never heard of the word “aphasia”. Do you know that over 2 million people in America are living with aphasia? Aphasia is a chronic disorder that impacts a person’s ability to communicate. It is caused by damage to the part of…