On June 9, 2009, Carol M. Maloney, a veteran teacher,
experienced a transient ischemic attack in the left hemisphere of
her brain. She helplessly observed her mind deteriorate to the
point where she could not speak, walk, read, identify household
objects, or recall her family. Maloney traveled between the worlds
of the surreal and the logical. The stroke resulted in aphasia, the
loss of communication and other functions of her left
hemisphere.
After eighteen months of rehabilitation, she was finally able to
communicate with others by using her hand as a metronome. The
frustration of having the words and sentences formed in her mind
but being unable to share them caused frustration and depression.
Her verbal abilities suffered, along with her reading and
comprehension skills. Even so, hard work, strong will, and
persistence has allowed her to reach out to other teachers to offer
new insight into the minds of her beloved special-education and
reading-disabled students.
In this, her story, Maloney turns her experience into a unique
opportunity to gain an understanding of her students difficulties
and to share that knowledge with other teachers.
Ms. Carol Maloney has written a compelling story that chronicles
her amazing life before, during, and after her devastating stroke.
She writes with frankness that touches one s heart. Her story will
lend encouragement to those who have suffered a stroke as well as
offer strategies to those who have a loved one recovering from one.
Carol Maloney developed aphasia after her stroke. I am happy to say
that she has survived and conquered both the devastation of her
stroke and her aphasia. I know this first hand: she conducts
amazing PowerPoint presentations to my graduate class at Rivier
University each semester. She is an inspiration to all who want to
improve themselves. In this book, Carol clearly describes the
strategies that she used to help her become the functioning writer
and speaker that she is today.
J. Diane Connell, Ed.D.
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