“Imagine for a moment that one day you woke up and realized you couldn’t think of the words for comm
Imagine having trouble remembering the names of people with whom you have daily contact. Envision being in the middle of a sentence and...
No complaints, but insanely busy last few weeks...
And busy in all the right ways, to steal a phrase from Mel Brooks. He used those words to describe Ann Randolph, genius, solo performer,...
Standing ovation at a medical conference?
Above, with the neurologists in your future! Me with two DC area KP neurologists (all wearing our glasses!) Don't you love the new faces...
Yes, an audience of 20 something medical students is light years from an audience of engaged seniors
And the fun is in getting to play to both! (Above, Central Park March 2019) That was biggest discovery from the last 10 days performing...
It's All About the Journey
Confess I enjoyed my summer break! Hope you enjoyed yours as well. On my August visit to Boston and Cape Cod, my cousin, who makes...
“When I heard how much rehab and services you got, I got mad!”
So wrote a stroke survivor who attended my show. He went on: “I guess you got special treatment because you were a doctor, and you...
"Do you think the way you were treated after your stroke was because of race?"
Another audience question from talkback following performance of My Stroke of Luck. The deficiencies in my treatment, both at discharge...
Need your help: Which book would you buy?
Last Saturday, March 31st, I had the privilege of speaking with a number of editors and agents about My Stroke of Luck, the book!! YES!...
"How did you recover so well?"
"It's hard to believe you ever had a stroke!" After almost every performance, an audience member asks a variant of that question. And...
"So your acting, was this a dream deferred?" Part 2
So, how did a middle aged doctor's daughter and doctor herself embark on this path of actor? (And yes, actor is now the word for all of...
