I know that TAP can be an immense gift for individuals, families, and friends living with aphasia, as I have witnessed it first hand. But I don’t know if those served by TAP truly understand that they, and TAP, can be an immense gift to us that serve.
I am blessed to have several passions in my life, two of which are helping out with leading groups for TAP and gardening. For over two years I had a desire in my heart to combine those two passions. TAP is about participating in life, and for 20 plus years I have seen people whom I have worked with as a speech therapist talk about their love of working with plants, and seen the sadness in their eyes when they would say they just couldn’t do it anymore because of their challenges in this new life with aphasia and physical limitations. And as we know aphasia can get us off track from the things we love and have passion for, but going in steps, TAP gets us back to the business of living.