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Banu Turhan

In August 2006 I had a stroke which ended up with aphasia, appraxia and dysathria. Now that I have almost recovered, I want to share my experience with fellow stroke survivors, their caregivers and the medical community. My blog is about day by day account of what happened with me. And various... Full Bio
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My book is out

Dear Friends, Some of you know about this project that I have been working on for three years now, some of you never heard about it. A...

Therapy on my own: Writing

The first act of writing – outside of writing exercises- was two letters. I wrote them to my son and my husband. In case something happened to me...

End of therapy as we know it

February 21, 2008 the end of speech therapy for me. Jan also lets me go. This time I feel ready. I feel that I can stand on my own two feet now....

Harry Potter

Between coming from Istanbul and the new years I make no progress on the speech front, partly because I am alone again, with very little...

Leaving Istanbul

My mother in law’s surgery goes so well that one day after she comes home, she tries to cook and do laundry. There is going to be only a little...
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