23 Jun Aphasia Advocate Summer 2017
On May 1st, NJ Governor Chris Christie signed into law the Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force, making NJ the first state in the country to enact legislation to increase support services to people with aphasia...
11 Jun NJ to help stroke, brain injury victims with common language disorder
By Dino Flammia You want to tell your spouse about your day, but you can’t find the words to do so. Countless times daily, there’s a word on the tip of your tongue, but it just won’t come out of your mouth. Writing a routine sentence — a...
10 Jun America the Beautiful
By Hertha M. My native country is Germany. Why would I come to America? I was always fascinated by America. I had started university education in Germany and decided to finish in America. My area of study was laboratory science with emphasis on clinical chemistry. I...
10 Jun Serving in World War II
By Walt N. I was living in Essex Connecticut when I got my 1A card, so I was drafted at the age of 19. I first was sent to Fort Devon, which was in Massachusetts. I went through basic training there, and was also trained on...
10 Jun Luckier and Luckier, A Beautiful Life!
By Charlotte E. Let's think about something. How about a trip to Coney Island? I first started going there on the weekends with my grandmother. This was during my first or second year of college after I had met a boy named Daniel on the way...
08 Jun Aphasia Task Force first of its kind
Senate Majority Leader helps raise awareness of communication disorder BY LOIS GOLDRICH New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg of Teaneck hasn’t seen it all, but she’s seen quite a bit. “I’ve been around long enough that, fortunately and unfortunately, there are not too many things to legislate...
01 Jun New Jersey is giving voice to people with Aphasia
Some speak their own language, while others don’t speak much at all. Some can’t read. Others can’t write. But as anyone with Aphasia knows, it is not for a lack of trying or wanting. Nor is it for a lack of good ideas, compelling thoughts...