The children and youth that Laurel Fontaine volunteers with at her North Attleboro church adore her. And who wouldn’t? She’s got a lot to say, she has a beautiful smile and a great sense of humor, and she’s passionate about giving back. It’s been a long...
The following is excerpted from Paul David Wilson’s article, “Lost and Found.” You can read the full article here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/paul-david-wilson/lost-and-found-an-article-about-living-with-aphasia/10150413987590035/ On Friday, January 1, 1999, New Years Day, I have a stroke. In the hospital, a friend talks to me. I want to respond but I cannot...
Four and a half years after I got the idea to write a book, we “hit send” on the manuscript this week – sending it to our publisher for “their process” – copy editing, layout, proof reading, etc. We currently expect it – Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves...
On July 17, 1997, at the age of 37, I suffered a massive hemorrhage that resulted in a paralyzing stroke. At the time, I was at work, where I was a software support manager. When the hemorrhage occurred, it was like a volcanic eruption in...
[gallery link="file" size="medium" ids="625,624,623"] I just got back from a 5 day vacation -- biking in Arizona around the Tucson area. It was beautiful, fun to be on the road getting exercise, and really great to spend this time with some of our best friends. It was also...
Headaches began really tormenting me in the summer of 2008. They would come on suddenly as if I was being hit in the back of the neck with a 2x4 was the best way I could describe it. They would come and go. I went...
I went for a walk yesterday on a path in my neighborhood. It’s one of my most frequent forms of exercise, and can be a bit like meditation for me as well. Steve had been out for a run (that itself is frustrating and may...
Last week I received an email that really made me smile. It was from the Senior Manager of Inclusion and Diversity in a major U.S. retailer. He is organizing book groups for those interested within a 3,000 member work-group -- to read about and discuss books...
I fed my soul last weekend in Janesville, Wisconsin. For four days I bonded yet again with an incredible group of women who have been my friends for 34 years. The eight of us have met at least six times a year, sharing our lives and our...
I just got back from something called the “May Meaning Meeting”. Held near Houston, Texas this year, this annual gathering started in 2003. It grew up organically around a group of organizational scholars anxious to keep real meaning in their work—and in their lives—in the...