Quotes

Louise:

"When people see someone who has a problem speaking. They think that they've lost their mind, that they're not intelligent anymore and one thing about people who have aphasia is that they're still intelligent. They're still the same person inside." Louise.

"I remember the first day you said my name. I remember the first day you said you love me and I remember that it took a long time." Louise.


Bob:

"The New York Times, I read those for years and now I look it down and I couldn't, at the funny ones, I couldn't do it... I would sit there and I would try and try for an hour and a half looking at one word." Bob.


Kate:

"I heard that the deer came through the windshield and at that point that's when he cracked my face... I had several hemorrhages in the brain. I was in the coma for two months and one day I just came out of that. And then I had amnesia." Kate.

"The speech therapist she would give me cards, a picture of a cat, of a dog, of you know of any little things and I couldn't guess any card." Kate.


Jane:

"...they were choosing if they were going to put me at a home the rest of my life and I couldn't speak. It was the most terrible feeling that you couldn't say what you thought. I wanted to scream, but I guess what I did after was I just cried." Jane.

"I'm sure no one could believe the truth that I'm happier now after the stroke... It is not an end for the stroke. It is just the beginning." Jane.


Chris:

"Many years ago and I had lots of friends and all the sudden in a car accident and all the sudden vanished." Chris.