Silent Surprise says “Open Your Eyes”
DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS- While I was putting coins in a parking meter on Meridian Street I glanced about the Indiana War Memorial Plaza and took in all the flags at half staff. Tomorrow is Veterans’ Day and most flags are at half staff in honor of a tragic shooting last week claiming the lives...
WIBC Interview 090728
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome on 07 28th, 2009 | No Comments
Today I was given a surprise phone call by producer Dan at the 93.1 FM WIBC, asking if Terri and Joe of the morning team could have me on this morning for a brief interview/ check-in. It has been three weeks since I was on the program and I have had a lot of people asking about why I wasn’t on...
Reconnecting
Posted by ellen5e in Friendship on 07 10th, 2009 | No Comments
I have been enjoying one of the great benefits of social media lately. That is, reconnecting. I have rediscovered old high school classmates and neighbors. Once I find one, then they have a couple more that they have to suggest and the “friends” list grows.
This demonstrates to me not only...
Weekly Check-In At WIBC 93.1 FM
Tuesday mornings at 7:45 a.m. has become a time to report in to the local Indianapolis radio station on what is happening with me and the Foreign Accent Syndrome. This is a time when I pray that God will use me to reach out to the community with what I am learning through this trial. It is a time to...
WHAT IT WAS VS. WHAT IT IS
Posted by ellen5e in Communication, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Health, UBCafe on 05 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment
I have had quite a few brand new friends who I have met via newmedia and on the internet who have never heard me talk before the “ATTACK” so when they hear me speaking on the recent video clips they do not think anything about my heavy weird accent.
ASIDE: By the way the votes for “What...
STRENGTH FROM THE STRUGGLE
Posted by ellen5e in Communication, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Health, Spirit on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments
I am now back from the hospital and am continuing to have speech problems.
Rather than write everything down… I went to Tokbox and created 4 little video mails that explains everything up to now.
I hope you will watch these so you can view how difficult it is to speak, how very different I sound...