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Walnuts for Brain Health After Stroke | Aphasia at Home
Walnuts for brain health after stroke have been part of my life for more than 50 years. I’ve been eating walnuts for more than 50 years. I’m not sure why. My mom used them in…
Cocoa and Coffee for Brain Health After Stroke and Aphasia
Cocoa & Coffee Real taste, simple ritual, brain food for stroke Cocoa is chocolate — just the pure, unsweetened part. This is part of my 7 Brain Foods for Stroke: My Daily Brain-Support Program. I…
7 Brain Foods Stroke That Support Blood Flow, Steady Energy, and Low Inflammation
7 Brain Foods for Stroke: My Daily Brain-Support Program Simple Foods, small habits, real life after stroke and aphasia After my stroke and aphasia, I spent years working on language, reading, and my brain. I…
AI Teacher and Laura Talk about AIs Name and Aphasia.
Arguing (sort of) between AI Teacher and Laura Hi AI. ARE YOU A SHE, HE, THEY, OR IT? AI. Good question I don’t have a gender or a body.l I’m an AI, so the most…
Aphasia Poetry, AI, and Text-to-Speech: Write Again
AI Became My Teacher And Why This Poem Had to Be Heard, Not Read I wrote the poem for my aphasia poetry class. I published it to the group on Monday January 19, 2026. This…
Aphasia and Writing. How it works.
Aphasia and Writing. It Takes Time. ChatGPT is a Collaborator. Since September 2025, I’ve experienced aphasia and writing. I’ve produced 14 blog posts for Aphasia at Home. I’m honestly amazed by how much I’m enjoying…
Why Writing Poetry Helps People with Aphasia
Why Writing Poetry Helps When You Have Aphasia Then see my poem about 2025 and 2026! I admit it. I was depressed. You do not need long sentences. Your do not need perfect grammar. You…
11 Practical tips for living with aphasia
Aphasia Recovery Takes Daily Practice Every person with aphasia is unique. But if we want to rebuild language—speaking, reading, and writing—it helps to think of recovery as a full-time job, about 30 or 40 hours…
Aphasia Practice at Home: Haircut Language After Stroke
Life After Stroke: Practicing Language at Home Life after a stroke can be overwhelming—especially when aphasia makes speaking, reading, and writing difficult. At Aphasia at Home, I share real experiences and practical tools that help…
Sunflower Lanyard helps with Hidden Disabilities
Making the Invisible Visible How the Sunflower Lanyard Helps People With Hidden Disabilities I was going to write a long blog post explaining the Sunflower Lanyard — but I don’t need to. Aphasia Phil and…