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Bullhorn

Harvard Medical School asked me to speak on the first day of their Neurology course.

Exoskeleton II

My rehab hospital has a new exoskeleton for use by stroke and spinal cord patients.

Happy Gait

Finally! I can walk without contorting my stroke leg

Back

I'm getting my back zapped! I've been using electrical stimulation on my arm and hand for this past year.

Yoke

My speech therapist gave me all kinds of tests to determine which parts of language were giving me trouble.

Loss

Stroke patients in the US with government insurance have had their rehabilitation benefit significantly cut.

Aware

Aphasia is an impairment of language and communication. I had it severely right after my stroke.

Party

Soon after my brain surgery, I snuck out of the hospital to go to a party.

Phone Call

My words after my stroke were very odd. At the hospital, I meant to say "phone call." I said "fingernail."

Baby

Labor sucks. The result is great.

Class

Before the baby, my husband and I took a class at the hospital on birth and labor. Sounded awful.

Doll

At my rehab hospital, therapists congratulated me on my pregnancy and immediately started getting me physically ready to carry a squirmy kid around.