Dear Maryj, you are not alone!!
I started to have symptoms in 2016, I went to speech therapy and the therapist said my speech wasn't bad. I knew that something was wrong. I taught ESL for 45 years, now English was becoming my second language. My disease was progressing, my speech got worse. My PCP said "some men like a woman who can't speak", I left his practice. I saw all specialists and all of kinds tests. I was finally diagnosed with PPAOS in January 2023 at MA General Hospital in Boston. A PET scan showed irregularity in my frontotemporal lobe, which controls speech.
I lost my speech over last 6 months. I use tablet and speech applications to communicate. My attitude is keep going!! It is what it is!!
I could worse off! ♥ ♥