Frustrating!!!! I ran into Kevin the other day. We first met when he and I started going to National Speaker Association meetings. We both completed the number of paid engagements we needed to join and we went out for coffee…
Here I go…again!
I can't believe it! I STILL have to practice my speech....1 time a day...for two weeks....before I can deliver it. And this isn't Putting Failure In Its Place. No, this is My Brain Has A Hole In It! But wait....there…
The Stroke Risk Factors All Women Should Know
Strokes aren’t just an old-person problem—and not recognizing seemingly-innocent symptoms (such as neck pain) may put you in danger! By Mirel Ketchiff Follow @mirelbee It was 4 a.m. on morning in November 2014, and Merideth Gilmor, a publicist who represents athletes…
I received an email!
I received an email today from someone who heard me speak: Hi Gordon, I heard you speak at Intel last month and after hearing your story of recovery, I’m hoping that you might have some good advice to give my…
How do we communicate?
It's interesting. The disruption in Gordon's thinking and speaking is for me, the most mysterious. How is it that one minute, he is speaking in (mostly) full sentences and the next, he is looking at me with his mouth open…
What does stroke recovery look like?
In 2008 when Gordon was lying in his hospital bed and I was beginning to understand the severity of Gordon's stroke, I asked everyone at Rehab what his recovery might look like. I got no answers other than "Every stroke…
How Frustrating
Did this ever happen to you? I set up a meeting and put it on our calendars. On my way to the meeting, Jill, my wife, always asks "what do want to accomplish in this meeting." I will always start...and…