Personal Accounts

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Releasing Emotions

Emotions were high. Lauren Marks had a big decision to make. She …

Lotje Sodderland

Being Okay with the Difference, My Beautiful Broken Brain, Part 4

Lotje tries many things to get back to her old style of …

My Beautiful Broken Brain

Recording Your Life, My Beautiful Broken Brain, Part 3

Lotje became obsessed with recording her recovery after the stroke. She filmed …

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Aphasia on the TODAY Show

Aphasia was recently the topic of discussion on the TODAY show when …

My Beautiful Broken Brain

Living Situations: My Beautiful Broken Brain, Part 2

Lotje’s living situation had to change after her stroke. She went through …

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The Stuff We Take for Granted: My Beautiful Broken Brain, Part 1

Words are something we take for granted. But all of that changed …

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Last Conversations and Aphasia

Most people do not know that their last fluid conversation is going …

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Blue Banana and Other Aphasia Blogs

Personal accounts about aphasia usually come after the person has recovered. You …

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Surgery After Aphasia

Six months into Lauren Marks’s aphasia recovery following an aneurysm, she learns …

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Sign Language and Aphasia

One of the first questions I asked when learning about aphasia was …