Out of Patients EP431: Reclaiming the Vowels: Sarah Gromko

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Written By Matthew Zachary

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Out of Patients EP431: Reclaiming the Vowels: Sarah Gromko

My fellow Binghamton alum (and Repertory Company) BFF, Sarah Gromko, trained at Berklee in film scoring before becoming a speech language pathologist. She now works with adults navigating stroke, ALS, brain injury, cancer treatment fallout, and gender affirming voice care. 

She breaks down aphasia, apraxia, and motor speech disorders without stripping away dignity. She shares how a 16 year old gunshot survivor relearned to say I love you Mom through melody.

We talk science, resonance, and the power of reclaiming your voice in a system that tries to mute it. (And a lot of 90s campus nostalgia) 

If communication equals agency, this conversation earns your time.

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EPISODE LINK ➡️ https://www.outofpatients.com/reclaiming-the-vowels-sarah-gromko/

Matthew Zachary

Matthew Zachary has spent three decades fighting to make the American healthcare system less cruel, organizing millions through advocacy and media. A former concert pianist whose life was turned upside down by brain cancer at just 21, he founded Stupid Cancer, the largest nonprofit for young adults with cancer. He also launched The Stupid Cancer Show, widely regarded as the first healthcare podcast, which later evolved into the award-winning Out of Patients. He produced Cancer Mavericks, a documentary series about the rebel patients who changed modern oncology. He is CEO and Co-Founder of We The Patients, a national movement organizing patients into collective civic power, and the author of We the Patients: Understanding, Navigating, and Surviving America’s Healthcare Nightmare (Wiley, May 2026) with Jen Singer.

https://www.matthewzachary.com
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