Vanessa Abraham was a speech therapist who lost her voice — literally.

A rare neurological disease — a form of Guillain-Barré Syndrome — left her completely paralyzed and unable to speak. What followed wasn’t just a physical recovery, but an emotional and spiritual reckoning with identity, isolation, and medical trauma that no one prepares you for.

Today, Vanessa is a neuromuscular practitioner, helping others heal after their own health crises — but survival was only the beginning of her story.

She written a memoir, Speechless: https://a.co/d/b4YGrQC

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-abraham-10a1661a3

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speechless_slp/

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/p/Speechless-SLP-61569361746127/

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