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 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

Author: Jeri Goldstein (2022) Summary: Jeri Goldstein shares heartfelt conversations with her father following his ischemic stroke and subsequent aphasia. Through their dialogues, she captures the challenges and triumphs of

Authors: Kevin Hadduck & Elaine Schultz (2022) Summary: This memoir chronicles Elaine Schultz’s life with aphasia, acquired at birth due to brain bleeds. Co-authored with Kevin Hadduck, the book delves