In Her Words: Erika Boyle, 56, Turns Heartbreak into Hope with the Aphasia Community Center

As a natural born advocate and champion of the underdog, Erika's work to build community and provide support for people with aphasia has changed lives for the better.

I moved from Boston to Florida in 1999. That’s when I met Tom. We lived across the hall from each other. We were friends for about a year, and then we started dating. About two months into the relationship, Tom and I both already knew that we were made for one another and that we were eventually going to get married. And then he had a massive stroke whe…