Leanne Porter-Bolger

Stroke surviver, Aphasia & Accessible Voices member, Talent Partner, music nut, traveller and all round foodie. All views are my own.

[aphasiacre @aphasiacre]

The Aphasia Handbook - a vital introduction for people experiencing aphasia due to stroke, developed by the Stroke Foundation & AAA is now available here - https://t.co/s5dMhCh5mg

Packs of hardcopies 10/20/50 are FREE. Postage & packing fee applies. https://t.co/s9B8cxf0U1

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

Mindful March - Day 4: Notice how you speak to yourself and choose to use kind words https://t.co/wkmRsnJIwx #MindfulMarch

[TBI One Love/James Durham @tbionelove]

This is a good visual… please share.

One love
#braininjury #awareness #invisibledisability

[Different Strokes - Stroke Support UK @diffstrokes]

Myth busted! Ranj, our Chair of Trustees, shatters the misconception that strokes only affect the elderly. At Different Strokes, we're rewriting the narrative as we supporti younger survivors. #StrokeAwareness #YoungStroke #DifferentStrokes

[RCSLT 💙 @RCSLT]

Together with @RareDementia & @dyscoveraphasia, @RCSLT is calling on @DHSCgovuk & @NHSEngland to urgently reinstate the only national specialist speech & language therapy service for people with primary progressive aphasia in England & Wales: https://t.co/cJePMW4gDR @RCSLTpolicy

[Caitlin Longman @CaitLongman]

'When the Words Away Went' by @TheStrokeAssoc has been nominated for the Charity Film Award @SmileyCFA If you saw the film and loved it please vote here (it takes 1 minute) https://t.co/UlXMDMcVWp #CharityFilmAwards #cfa24 #charity

[Stroke Association @TheStrokeAssoc]

A stroke can damage the language areas of the brain. 🧠

This makes it hard to communicate, but our Communication Support Pack includes accessible information guides and tools to help you communicate with confidence. 💬

To find out more, visit: https://t.co/vYtBoEBb6S

[Leanne Porter-Bolger @leanneyp333]

Lovely to be a part of this fab group and thank you for nice comments! It's my first time presenting since I have a stroke nearly 3 years ago - really proud! 🙌🎉

[UK Stroke Forum @UKStrokeForum]

Working on a project and want to include stroke survivors?

Today we heard from the @TheStrokeAssoc Aphasia and Accessible Voices Group about how they shaped a Communication Support Pack, loved by health professionals AND stroke survivors!

Catch up on the #UKSF23 app!

[Aphasia Institute @Aphasia_Inst]

Learn to teach other healthcare professionals an introduction to Supported Conversation for Adults (SCA™ ). Join our Train the Trainer online workshop, here: https://t.co/mbpzbUJQEF

#HealthcareProfessionals #Aphasia #AphasiaInstitute #SLP #ProfessionalDevelopment #SCA

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker  Janis Goodman #WomensArt

[PIXIES @PIXIES]

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[England Rugby @EnglandRugby]

Thank you for a great game - and for the gesture of respect after the match, @JRFURugby

Best of luck for the rest of the tournament 🤝

#ENGvJPN | #RWC2023

[Leanne Porter-Bolger @leanneyp333]

@TheStrokeAssoc Well done everyone! So proud of Steve, Tom and Julie for standing open let people know their journey. It is an inspirational for sure ❤️

[Leanne Porter-Bolger @leanneyp333]

Looking forward to seeing this released next week @TheStrokeAssoc! 👏 it's nice to know that the #aphasia awareness is getting better. Can't wait to see it! 🤩

[Stroke Association @TheStrokeAssoc]

#WhenTheWordsAwayWent, a documentary from the Stroke Association is coming.

We followed the journeys of Steve, Tom and Julie as they prepare for some of the most challenging milestones in their recovery so far.

Streaming from 26th May
#LetsTalkAphasia

[Stroke Association @TheStrokeAssoc]

It is essential that any strategy for stroke is guided and informed by people affected by stroke.

This is a huge opportunity to share your experience of stroke care and treatment. Make sure that the government hears from you👇

[Stroke Association @TheStrokeAssoc]

Unusual is his sentence structure, & troublesome is language for Yoda. But for a lot of stroke survivors with #aphasia, this is the reality.

Aphasia is a communication difficulty that can affect how stroke survivors perceive and comprehend language, but...

#MayThe4thBeWithYou

[Leanne Porter-Bolger @leanneyp333]

❤️ @JoeBolgerCT

[Leanne Porter-Bolger @leanneyp333]

Terrible things to wake to up... 😔

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Drummer with US rock group Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, dies aged 50, band announces https://t.co/H6bPbfQN9h

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'Winter moon magic" by contemporary artist Jan McLaughlin #WomensArt

[Tim's Listening Party @LlSTENlNG_PARTY]

When you can relax in front of an Andy Warhol portrait of yourself.

We ❤️ Debbie Harry