This is episode 197 of the Swallier Pride Podcast and today we have two wonderful guests.

This was such an amazing episode to record.

I got a little emotional.

I think this was probably the first time I cried on a

podcast so forgive me but it was a little a little raw and emotional but Jan

and Sonia were just amazing amazing people.

So our first guest is Jan Pryor.

She currently works as an SLP at University of Washington Medical

Center, Seattle, specializes in voice following

and airway management.

She received her bachelors and's from the University of Northern Colorado.

Jan has worked throughout the continuum of medical settings from the ICU to skilled nursing facilities

over the past 30 plus years.

She received her board certification and following and swallowing facilities over the past 30 plus years.

She received her board certification

in following and swallowing disorders in 2009.

She is also MDT certified in the treatment of adults

of hemiplegia, the McNeil-Frazier Dysphasia

dysphasia therapy program and Vital STEM Therapy.

She is currently enrolled as a doctoral student in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University

of Washington and proud to be a Washington Husky fan.

She is a founding board member of the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders and the

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