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Pictured above with Richard Hrvatin from the Ridgewood Knights of Columbus are (from left) Ginette Abbanat, Lead Speech Language Pathologist; Karen Tucker, Executive Director; and Karen Castka, Speech Language Pathologist.

Ridgewood Knights of Columbus Makes Donation to the Adler Aphasia Center

Ridgewood-NJ-September 13, 2010: The Ridgewood Knights of Columbus Council #1736 made a $250 donation to the Adler Aphasia Center of Maywood. Aphasia is a language disorder that impairs the expression of spoken language, reading, and writing. It occurs most often from a stroke or brain injury. This frustrating condition affects a person’s ability to communicate, but does not affect his or her intellect.

The Adler Aphasia Center is a resource for people with Aphasia, their caregivers, and the community. “Through our innovative group programming, we provide a therapeutic environment that promotes successful living with Aphasia, creating opportunities for social connection and breaking down barriers to communication”, said Karen Tucker, Executive Director of the Center.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability.1 “Strokes and brain injury have a devastating effect on the entire family. The Adler Center is one of only a few such facilities in the entire country, and we wanted to do whatever we could to help out”, said Richard Hrvatin of the Ridgewood Knights council.

For more information on the Adler Aphasia Center, go to www.adleraphasiacenter.org, or call (201) 368-8585.

1 Source: www.strokecenter.org/patients/stats.htm

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