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Dear Stuttering Foundation,
Fluency is frequently hard to predict but most welcome when it does arrive. One day my elderly landlady (Alys) remarked that "I stuttered just like her late husband." She meant it in a kind, well-meaning way.
That opened up the flood gates for daily conversations over the next eight years on topics ranging from stuttering to religion and politics. Anything that struck our fancy at the time. In the beginning, she never tired of reminding me that I stuttered.
It soon became apparent that openness about my stutter, more than anything else, helped me to not stutter. At the time it felt like a magical experience.
Epilogue: Alys was an independent woman, raised during the Great Depression, who valued family above all else. She passed away quietly during her ninety-seventh year. At her death she still managed her finances and drove her own car. I will always value her intrepid spirit and wise counsel.
Sincerely,
monaesspeechhouse Texas
monaesspeechhouse When I had a high number of students who stuttered on my caseload, I always utilized The Stuttering Foundation. Such a wealth of support and information. My students used to create PowerPoint presentations from information from the website, then they would research a famous person who stuttered and present to a class of students a grade younger (less pressure). Talk about confidence and power! I miss those kids! #stuttering #stutteringfoundation #speechtherapy #slpeeps #speechies #schoolslp #slptips101 #monaesspeechhouse
Dan Pappas first wrote to the Stuttering Foundation seeking information in the early 1980s; he has been a friend of the Foundation since then. He worked for 40 years as a contractor librarian at the NASA/ Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. Happily single, Dan enjoys bicycle riding, reading, traveling, and contributing to SFA Magazine!
slp.button I just referred a mom there today!! Excellent resources. And lots of high-quality ones for FREE!
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