George Chapko Story
Brain Injury Stories can be told in many ways—and we can help you do it! One of the ways we developed was by telling a story with pictures, otherwise called an infographic. George Chapko, one of our regular members of the Blugold Brain Injury Support Group and BIAW Volunteer did just that! He was intimidated by writing his story down, and didn’t think that poetry class was for him. (UW-EC Speech Language & Hearing Sciences offers a poetry group as a method for survivors to write and share their lives with one another.) In fact, he said “Baseball is my poetry”. So we worked with him to come up with his story, told in HIS way, by graphics that resonated with him.
We realize you may have questions about some of the graphics, but we think that also offers up an opportunity to talk with another survivor and get his take on life. It also shows people that there isn’t just one way to do something. Survivors and their family members/caregivers have to adapt to major life changes. Whole worlds change in the blink of an eye. We can tell you that it hasn’t been easy for George after his stroke at age 41 on March 14, 2014. But George is resilient and a true survivor. He has taken his circumstances and turned them into something that he, his family and friends can be proud of. It hasn’t always been easy, and he has some missteps, but he persevered. And today George is thriving in his new life. See his story below…
George Chapko Jr. Infographic