The Cantaloupes...they were rotten!

Let the aphasia group know what you think of the episode! Welcome back to Rockin’ Aphasia - Episode #2! In this episode, the Blugold Aphasia Group takes a trip to the community garden. The group shares memories and stories about the hard work they have put into the garden - including cantaloupes! You will also hear from group members Robert and Rita and their journey living with aphasia. Lastly, the Blugold Aphasia Group recites a poem about gardening and aphasia written by fellow group member Rochelle Anderson. You can find Rochelle’s poem linked below and read along as aphasia group members read the poem aloud.  You can also find a few pictures of our community garden plot here. Gardening Journey - by Rochelle Anderson Plants and seeds looking for sprouting deliverance, surrounded by chicken wireTomatoes, peppers, beans, lettuce, squash in the nourishing soilOnions underneath dirt are dragons anticipating freedomConversation outside, working together, camaraderie.  Joking, laughing, smiling Many weeds in the garden’s path are a storm battering the portAphasia is a weed, toiling and struggling to remove, but always coming backThe antlered deer eating the garden is aphasia stealing your purposeA vegetable garden with no sun or water is aphasia changing your life Gardening in a group with friends, enjoying their lives, sharing storiesSmell the pungent onions, savor the red, juicy tomatoes, feel the leafy lettuceCrisp, flavorful and fresh on your palate is the full-spectrum rainbowStarting barren, scenery explodes and nature shows its wonder Suddenly autumn. Waiting for spring’s rebirth, memories abound ----Rochelle M. AndersonFor more information about the collaborative community garden, you can read the article here.  "Rockin' Aphasia" is a podcast developed, planned, recorded and produced by members of the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Network and BluGold Aphasia Group. The podcast episodes are recorded on location at various places throughout the Chippewa Valley. For more information about aphasia group collaborations in western Wisconsin - you can check out the the UW-Eau Claire CSD department and the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Network website.