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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Success Story”

Shedding Light on Aphasia: Carol’s Story

August 18, 2021 General, News, Success Story, UCLL, UMAP

Meet Carol Viventi Born and raised in Detroit, Carol Viventi currently lives in East Lansing, Michigan with her family. Carol had a stroke three years ago, and has both apraxia and aphasia. We asked Carol, a U-M Aphasia Program client,…
AphasiaSuccess StoryUCLLUMAP

Taking a Teamwork Approach to Recovery: Tom and Janice’s Story

January 13, 2020 Success Story, UMAP

  Name: Tom and Janice Herlihy Hometown: Burlingame, California  Tom and Janice are the kind of couple that when you mention one, you usually mention the other. Traveling, raising their kids, moving cross country, enjoying life — Tom and Janice,…
Aphasiaaphasia therapyLiving with AphasiaSuccess StoryUCLLUMAP

Searching For Teletherapy, Finding UMAP

December 13, 2019 Success Story, UCLL, UMAP

Stacy and Rhetta Johnstone  Hometown: Ventura, California Stacy and Rhetta Johnstone have been together for 40 years. “We kinda grew up together,” said Rhetta. “It’s always been fun being with Stacy.”  After Stacy’s stroke in 2016 and subsequent aphasia and…
AphasiaAphasia AwarenessLiving with AphasiaSuccess StoryUCLLUMAP

Aphasia Ambassador and Advocate: Amy Walters

August 14, 2019 News, Success Story

In continuation of our Aphasia Ambassador series, we are excited to shine a spotlight on California resident and U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) client Amy Walters. Amy and her husband Dave have attended three intensive UMAP sessions and are active ambassadors…
AphasiaAphasia Awarenessaphasia therapyAphasia TreatmentSuccess StoryUMAP

Josh and Lauren’s Story: Finding a Support System – At Home and at UMAP

January 25, 2019 Caregiver, News, Success Story

Josh and Lauren Mathews Hometown: Nashville, TN Six years ago Josh Mathews suffered a brain injury when he was attacked outside a bar. In an instant, everything changed for Josh and his wife, Lauren. He was left unable to speak,…
AphasiaSpeech RecoverySuccess StoryUCLLUMAP

You are Not Your Aphasia: Gene and Lisa’s Story

October 11, 2018 Caregiver, News, Success Story

As a self-described “fun-loving couple,” Gene and Lisa Simon love to camp and golf, have fun and enjoy their time together. When Gene had two strokes in one year and subsequent aphasia, of course their lives changed. But they haven’t…
AphasiaRecoverySuccess StoryUCLLUMAP

Theron & Amy: Tackling Aphasia, Together

July 26, 2018 News, Success Story

Client: Theron Coleman  Hometown: Suttons Bay, MI  Theron and Amy Coleman make a great team — whether they are working on their family-owned cherry farm or parenting their three kids. Together, they have weathered Theron’s stroke and subsequent aphasia and…
AphasiaLiving with AphasiaSpeech RecoverySuccess StoryUCLLUMAP

In Their Words: Aphasia Experiences – Al Part 2

July 2, 2018 News, Success Story

In the spirit of Let’s #TalkAboutAphasia, the National Aphasia Association‘s nationwide aphasia awareness campaign, we wanted to do just that — talk about aphasia — but we also wanted to ensure the voices of people with aphasia were part of…
AphasiaAphasia TreatmentIn Their Wordslanguage skillsspeaking after strokeSpeech RecoverySuccess StoryUCLLUMAPVideo

In Their Words: Aphasia Experiences – Chris

June 28, 2018 News, Success Story

In the spirit of Let’s #TalkAboutAphasia, the National Aphasia Association‘s nationwide aphasia awareness campaign, we wanted to do just that — talk about aphasia — but we also wanted to ensure the voices of people with aphasia were part of…
AphasiaAphasia TreatmentIn Their Wordslanguage skillsspeaking after strokeSpeech RecoverySuccess StoryUCLLUMAPVideo

In Their Words: Aphasia Experiences – Theron

June 21, 2018 News, Success Story

In the spirit of Let’s #TalkAboutAphasia, the National Aphasia Association‘s nationwide aphasia awareness campaign, we wanted to do just that — talk about aphasia — but we also wanted to ensure the voices of people with aphasia were part of…
AphasiaAphasia TreatmentIn Their Wordslanguage skillsspeaking after strokeSpeech RecoverySuccess StoryUCLLUMAPVideo
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