Seeing Brian overcome his stammer filled me with professional pride

His biggest challenge was accepting his stammer. But after years of speech therapy, Brian was able to speak in front of his peers
The first thing I noticed was his mum: the concerned way she looked at him as they entered my room and took their seats, the way she shifted uncomfortably when I, a speech and language therapist, asked Brian* if he knew why he was here, the way her shoulders tensed as I smiled expectantly at her teenage son.Then, as he attempted to answer, his whole body suddenly jerk