From David’s daughter, Elizabeth:
When my father, David Hornshuh, asked me to revise something he had written to contribute to “12 Days of TAP,” I thought what better way to share a perspective from the family members that TAP had impacted, as well as those affected by aphasia?
Professionally my father worked as a consultant pharmacist in Medical Communication where fluency was important as he communicated with other health professionals and patients that called for drug information. If anyone was to win someone over just by speech it would be my dad. My father has always served as a figure in my life as someone who was intelligent, strong-willed, and independent. He has always been active, healthy, and successful. He is someone who would intimidate you, yet make you laugh. I looked to him for encouragement and strength and never realized that someday he may rely on me, my brother Nicolas, 14, my sister Alexa, 11, and my mom Huong for what he so naturally gave us…