When I was diagnosed with ALS I was told to "bank" my voice. So I did. I read 1,800 sentences into a computer software program.
This week we loaded my voice onto my eye gaze tablet. The intonation is not quite right but it's the clearest I have spoken in months.
That's a win.
Do you know what Northamptonshire doesn’t need- another industrial estate! #savethewoods North Northamptonshire Council: Stop the Development of Weekley Hall Wood, Kettering - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/jdgAhEWekw via @UKChange
I don’t know why it took me so long to change my Twitter bio from student to NQP 😅 it’s the same way I struggle to say colleague and not student anymore 😅
Any #SLT or #SLT2B out there know what types of questions I should expect at an ALD interview? I’ve seen lots of information on paediatrics and adults and may have missed the ALD things #feelingunpreparedandoverwhelmed 😬
A year ago,today I was in a coma. Speech and language therapists have come across to the intensive care unit to help look after us. They write in my Patient Diary: '...recording your vitals...repositioning you to help with your lung perfusion...you're sleeping peacefully...'
It's Autism Awareness Week! This week is dedicated to raising awareness for all things Autism, but this is something we should be doing all year round! Normalise that there is no normal! We'll be reposting amazing resources and accounts across the week! #AutismAwarenessWeek