Beyond the Words

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(27 27 27 1)>Beyond the Words: Exploring the Edges of Language and Life</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(27 27 27 1)> is a debut collection of nonfiction short stories by Andrea Durbin. It offers poignant glimpses into the daily life of a speech-language pathologist working in a nursing home. Durbin explores the humanity in these often hidden and overlooked places through stories of residents living with conditions like aphasia dysphagia and dementia as well as family members caring for their loved ones during this difficult phase of life. Written with insight and compassion </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(27 27 27 1)>Beyond the Words</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(27 27 27 1)> takes us behind closed doors into the patient's rooms and into the heart of these human experiences. </span></p>