Sounds Like?— a Lot of Work
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Personal Experience on 07 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Today was a special day for me; I officially began speech therapy. It has been two months exactly since my speaking voice has changed from my normal Midwest farmer’s daughter dialect to one that sounds clearly like that of a foreigner trying to speak English.
Though I had my initial analysis with...
WIBC Interview for June 30th
Today’s interview with Terri Stacey and Big Joe Stayzniak on WIBC 93.1 FM can be heard at the following link. However, before you listen let me explain one thing. Earlier in the morning show, Joe and Terri were talking about a bit of a mystery that is happening at the radio station. Newsman Joe...
WIBC interview June 23rd
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome on 06 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Here is the audio for the interview with WIBC 93.1 FM’s Big Joe and Terri Stacey for this week.
WIBC-09-0623-no.5-sm
Briefly: talk about whether they think my foreign accent is getting better? What is an EEG? What happened during the EEG? And the benefits of friending on FaceBook.
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Making Waves with an EEG
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, HEALTH, Personal Experience on 06 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
I recently underwent another medical test known as an electroencephalogram (EEG) which is a noninvasive test used to evaluate brain function or disorders.
Electrodes were attached to my scalp with a special gel or paste. This made for a VERY BAD HAIR DAY… it took forever to get that goop out of...
Weekly Report on WIBC
This weeks report at WIBC 93.1 FM sound file is at the following link:
WIBC 04 Sound File of Terri Stacey and Big Joe Staysniak of WIBC 93.1 FM interviewing me.
This episode is mostly about meeting another FAS person we’ve named Fishers Fran who has intermittent episodes of accented speech. There...
FAS Friends
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Friendship, HEALTH, News, Personal Experience, Spirit on 06 16th, 2009 | No Comments
I met with a new friend tonight who I call “Fishers Fran.” We both have Foreign Accent Syndrome, (an extremely rare
Eastside Ellen and Fishers Fran shake up a local Steak 'n' Shake. ---Photo by waitress Cloe.
medical condition that causes a person to speak with a foreign accent that...
