Care Partner

When Words Don’t Come Easy is a podcast and YouTube channel focused on life after stroke and aphasia. Hosted by Justin Chlowitz with his father Roger, a stroke survivor living

Date: April 8, 2026 Topic: Staying Connected with PPA Experts: Becky Khayum, MS, CCC-SLP and Panelists: George and Roberta, Howard and Jayne, Marilyn, and Pam Description: Living with Primary Progressive Aphasia

Date: November 13, 2025 Topic: Partnering in the care of a loved one with PPA and/or PPAOS Experts: Kiiya Shibata, Abbe Simon, Lisa Bryan, Cath Kline, and Becky Rizvi In this

Date: January 25, 2024 Topic: Aphasia: An Odyssey of Discovery, Hope, and Connection Experts: Bryn Bowles, Robyn Bowles, and Maura Silverman Description: For our January 2024 “Ask the Expert” webinar,

Date: December 14, 2023 Topic: The 2023 Martha Taylor Sarno Advocacy Award Expert: General Mike Hayden and Jeanine Hayden Description: For our December 2023 webinar, we awarded the NAA’s 2023 Martha

Date: October 12, 2023 Topic: Understanding the Impact of Aphasia on Care Partners Expert: Carol C. Persad, Ph.D., ABPP Description: For our October 2023 webinar, we spoke with Dr. Carol Persad

Date: November 9, 2023 Topic: The Care Partner Journey, and Managing Care Partner Stress Expert: Carol Dow-Richards Description: For our November 2023 webinar, we spoke with Carol Dow-Richards from Aphasia Recovery

Date: October 13, 2022 Topic: Communication Support Teams (CSTs) Expert: Maura Silverman, MS, CCC-SLP Description: Learn about how to create and use Communication Support Teams (CSTs) within your community to support

Author: The National Aphasia Association Summary: Advice for navigating aphasia and your loved one’s care without losing yourself on the journey.

Author: Doris “Joy” Thurston (2009) Summary: Doris Thurston shares her family’s five-year journey caring for her father after a massive stroke left him with aphasia. The book details the emotional