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Ms. Ackerman has written about love in a time of illness in her most recent book, One Hundred Names for Love. One day, Ackerman’s husband, a gifted author and professor, suffered a savage stroke. He was afflicted with global aphasia, a total loss of language, when he regained consciousness. The standard therapies were frustrating. Diane was able to guide Paul back to the world of words by using her knowledge of language and the brain. She learned about her marriage, the underappreciated art of care-giving, and the brain’s ability to heal itself in the process. The couples lives changed by necessity. By using unusual tools and methods, we were able to create a new love story.

The educational objectives are listed.

1. Develop a better understanding of how illness can transform a marriage by skewing roles, dislodging routines, spawning unexpected new behaviors, and ultimately revising a sense of self.
2. Learn how a ravaged brain can rewire itself with the help of healing relationships and a creative game-plan tailored to the individual (however eccentric he may be).

Session may be edited to preserve confidentiality.