Aphasia – Spreading Hope Across The World

Sam was an athletic 18-year old living in Kenya when he sustained a serious brain injury during a sporting accident.

Sam and his mother

Sam was an athletic 18-year old living in Kenya when he sustained a serious brain injury during a sporting accident. The injury resulted in aphasia and with little support in Kenya, Sam’s mother was desperate for help. She was frustrated that people saw her son as “stupid” and was deeply concerned as her son became increasingly depressed and hopeless about his future.

She contacted the Aphasia Institute and because of our international training program, we were able to connect Sam and his mother with a Speech-Language Pathologist in South Africa who had been trained in our methods. Sam is now beginning to see hope on the horizon.

Sam and his mother

Norma