Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
Out of Patients EP431: Reclaiming the Vowels: Sarah Gromko
Berklee trained composer Sarah Gromko left film scoring for speech language pathology and now helps adults recover voice after stroke, ALS, brain injury, and cancer. In EP431 she explains aphasia and motor speech disorders and shares how melody helped a 16 year old gunshot survivor say I love you Mom again.
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