Jernej Sluga Nejc and the collection A quarter of a century after a stroke
Lara Slivnik
Everyone who has had a stroke and is a member of the Slovenian Stroke Support Society knows Nejc. Nejc had a stroke 25 years ago, the consequences are still visible today. Nejc has aphasia. Nejc »spins at 33 RPM«. Nejc published the collection A quarter of a century after a stroke.
On the first Thursday in October, Nejc organized a presentation of the book. More than 80 people attended the event. The book, more precisely a collection, contains articles that he published on his website www.cvb.si for a quarter of a century. The articles were written by his friends, acquaintances, and journalists, many of them were written by his daughter Neža at Nejc's dictation.
In the collection, we first learn about Nejc's life before and after the stroke. Three chapters follow. In the first chapter, we get to know the biographies of some of Nejc's friends, stroke patients. In the second chapter, important events that Nejc attended are described - among them, his involvement in the International Aphasia Association AIA stands out. The third part is dedicated to trips, sport and other kind of events that Nejc co-organized.
Nejc has many friends. Some of them were invited to share their thoughts at the presentation of the book. Nejc was very strict: each had only one minute. Primož Kališnik, a journalist and Nejc's friend coordinated the event. Tone Stanovnik is the director of the company Špica, in which Nejc is a co-owner and has been employed for more than 30 years. Polona Zupančič is a friend from high school. She has been friends with Nejc for years and is with him for better and for worse. Saša Poje was Nejc's colleague for many years, now she is retired. Enisa Kijamet and Marina Cvijetinović work with Nejc on a daily basis. Due to family ties, Neža Sluga and Suzana Duhovnik helped Nejc with the book. Alida Klemenčič is one of the three women who inspired Nejc and because of whom he decided to publish the book. Because of Nejc, Lara Slivnik became the president of the Ljubljana Cerebrovascular Disease Club. Milan Čuček is the president of the Slovenian Stroke Support Society, where Nejc is the president of the board of directors. Miša Krajnc, Tamara Fortuna (Julija Milakova spoke on her behalf) and Robert Ravnikar are the leaders of the groups of patients with aphasia.
Nejc, thank you for the book. Continue to be our motivator, our role model, our friend. Come up with another impossible thing and make it happen. Your courage inspires us
And may every day be beautiful!
