In Tandem Cathy Sparkes and Sam Simpson

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Ian:
"It was not just the practicalities of speech, but the psychological help and understanding, the confidence and self-esteem that I could regain by beginning to accept the changes in my life, by learning to speak confidently again, facing my fears and talking about them."

Will:
After I had a haemorrhage..."

Carlos:
"After my stroke life was miserable. I was very down … very non-confident … very negative..."

Catherine:
"Cathy made a huge difference to how I coped with my partner’s head injury. The sessions made me better able to understand myself, the situation I was in and how these two things interracted. I learnt a lot about myself and became better equipped to handle the things I was facing. Importantly I always felt supported and understood."

Jo: (about the Friends and Family Support Group)
“Wonderful to have Sam and Cathy's wisdom, and to hear how others are copying in very varied situations. I think it's a very important group, and I would encourage others to come."

Dan:
“I have lived with an interiorised stammer for 30 years. In that time I have experienced a number of feelings and characteristics that I now know are common to many people that stammer... "