Meet our ambassadors


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Darlene Hamady

Darlene is an ambassador for Aphasia Forward.

She lives in Massachusetts.

Her story:

I just want a nonstressful job and making people comfortable when they come on Zoom is what I can do. My daughter tells me that I have PPA (Primary Progressive Aphasia), and it started 2 years ago when my sentences got simpler so I have been seeing a speech therapist.