Meet Tara. You have heard her voice on this podcast, but things have changed. She doesn't know which voice comes out of her mouth, will it be Tara or Tatiana, who sounds like shes from Eastern Europe. 

This is her story. 

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I have aphasia. I am privileged because I can speak even though it is difficult sometimes, but I can get my message out. Imagine that you have your mouth is covered and you can only making intelligible sounds or even no sounds at all. And imagine that maybe you can't write or draw a picture. How do you let people know what you need? Or want? How do you let people know that you are in there? How do you let people know who you am? Do you love the indoors? Do you like comedy or fantasy movies? Do you like opera or Rush? Do you like coffee or tea, do you watch the news routinely or do you love a good potiical debate? Do you go to a church or a synagogue or do you align with the teachings of Budda? 

You are in there. I see you. And you are known, I promise.

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I can make videos or podcasts and almost make them sound I'm like disabled. the process of doing that is not pretty...and complicated. I'll share the tricks that I use behind the curtains!

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A friend told me once that he, having learned French for years,  that he was legit bilingual once he had started dreaming in French.
I dreamed in the language of aphasia. I was speaking garbled, and hesitantly. I am dreaming in a language that only I am fluent, and I are in fluently and in a language that I never hope to know again.
It's all Greek to me!

Music by Olexy from Pixabay

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I'm a communicator. A public speaker and have written for publication, but aphasia has putting in thos glitching for the moment. So, what does looking for work look like after a stroke? 

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As part of my recovery journey called of "Stroke of Genius ~ A Memoir" I thought I'd tell a story of from my previous life. When the world is filled of Christmas cheery and declarations of Merry Holidays, for some of us will being in a Blue Christmas - and that's ok. 

The Beat of Nature

Music by Olexy from Pixabay

Blue Christmas -Elvis Presley, Karaoke by Sing King
https://youtu.be/nMNIOsNMfSw?si=EuPHcLxUKJicUxcz

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Most of my missing words came back in with a few seconds or with an a conversation. But there are some words that have become a white box of nothingness. There is no word. As if I've never heard it, and yet as I'm sure that I once them gone.
When the other missing words and the I invite their being congratulations and even think I deserve it. But in those, the words that have lived an the white boxes for hours and days, I'm not feeling to celebrate. Or to feeling celebrating. 
I'm experiencing grief and they worry that one day my brain will only filled by white, empty boxes where words once lived.

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Some people have aphasia or have had a stroke some emotional changes. You're crying because its personality or because it's be the stroke?
Doesn't matter. Make sure you are giving attention to your mental health

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My friends say that I'll of my podcasts of videos are all too very positive. Life is shit. See, this is the only truth - then I'll get back to new positive!

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Last night I had all of the words that I wanted to speak in the podcast. It was so clear in my mind. For a few hours I didn't speak at all - because when I don't speak, I pretend that I'm "normal" for a while. One I record the podcast it's all jumbled even though I thoughts are all in my mind.
I want to inspire people who have aphasia and talk about common experiences. I'd like to find a way to communicate to either patients, too. Recording, or conversation or typing. Don't know how to figure that yet lol.
Thank you for loving me.

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