It was an ordinary Saturday in May 2011 for practicing attorney Don Cowan – an hour on the treadmill, fielding cell phone calls from clients whose concerns could not wait until Monday, prep time for the legal education seminars he regularly conducted for judges and fellow litigators, and an opportunity to kickback and relax, followed by an evening dancing at the wedding of a favorite law partner.
In the middle of the night a severe stroke transformed his life. Talented therapists returned him to a NEW NORMAL. Speech therapists at UNC Acute Rehabilitation taught him to swallow, find his voice, and begin the demanding (and continuing) work of verbal communication.