Aphasia from ancient Greek ἀφασία (ἄφατος, ἀ- + φημί), “speechlessness”[1]) is an impairment of language ability. This class of language disorder ranges from having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write. ~ Wikipedia My first migraine occurred at age seven. Sobbing made it worse, so I was still, for days. By fourteen migraine visited every twenty-eight days until contraceptives regulated my hormones. On the pill migraines vanished for a year but returned with aphasia. The first time I lost my words I laughed. It didn’t last, then the pain… Read more At a Loss for Words →
This has been a most interesting week. My book Heart Warriors, A Family Faces Congenital Heart Disease went on sale Wednesday for $1.99, and by the end of the day… Read more While it Lasts →
The kids and I went trick-or-treating tonight while Jim (he’s battling a cold) handed out candy. It was an evening of irony. Liam was being such a pain in the… Read more So Proud →
I chose not to write blog posts Saturday and Sunday. You can read about what I did instead on Day 26. On Day 27 I did many more things including:… Read more Living Instead of Blogging Part Two →
I didn’t write a blog post on the 26th. Instead, I took my children and one of their friends to a Hogwart’s Halloween Party that the city hosted. Last year… Read more Living Instead of Blogging Part One →
Lately, I’ve been feeling low. The past seven months have been a journey to heal myself, and I hit a crossroads recently where the skills I’ve learned were tested and… Read more The Gifts of Perspective and Purpose →
Heart Warriors was officially released on April 10th of 2012. It was entirely a coincidence that the book actually starts on April 10 of 2006. The beginning of the first chapter ends on April 12, 2006, seven years ago today. April 12th will never be an easy day for me. It was the only part of the book I found impossible to write in past tense. Those memories were ingrained in all of our hearts with scalpel and saw, sutures and suction. Today Liam and Moira had no school. To… Read more An Anniversary Excerpt →
Hello, dearest Reader! How are you today? Are you a writer, a member of the Heartland (CHD families), or just someone bitten by the Amanda bug? Not to worry, no… Read more When Your Dreams Come True . . . A Cautionary Tale With Cake →
Amanda Rose Adams 