Aphasia (caused by my stroke) – Part 3

February is “Aphasia Awareness Month”! I didn’t know that February is Aphasia Month! Hah. Well, I don’t know where I read it, but aphasia month it is. “Aphasia means I have lost my words, not my intellect.” I have Broca’s Aphasia caused by my stroke (high-blood pressure). Aphasia and stroke… one…

Aphasia (caused by stroke) – Part 1

“Stroke is really deadly, serious stuff. High-blood pressure. That was it. I was caught in Korea, hospitalized, and I didn’t wake up two weeks and three months spent in hospital. I had it bad. Stroke (and it caused my aphasia) is super hard. I want to be as healthy as possible in order to…

Stroke, aphasia and post-stroke… and it is a pain in the butt!

[Shorter version here: Stroke, aphasia (and my affect on it) ] (Maan, I want to write this badly and I can’t get a out-of-my-head!) PRE-STROKE I was “the Man”. NCAA Championships Swimmer and Team Captain, martial artist, sponsored skateboarder, avid birder, artist, 9-ball tournament player, baseball (catcher), equestrian rider and life junkie. I…

My Health (continued)

<A simple version of “Health…I never knew ” post if you want you, here it is ^_^)> ===== (Pre-Stroke) I was athletic, to say the least. NCAA Championships Swimmer and Team Captain, martial artist, avid birder, skateboarder, 9-ball tournament player, baseball, equestrian rider, artist, and life junkie. Then Korea came. Oh…