… has become When Marjorie Nicholas retired from running the Aphasia Center after a 23-year career with the MGH Institute, she knew her name would be mentioned there … but still volunteers with the Center every Friday with clients who have aphasia, a language disorder affecting one’s ability to speak, read, and write. But life has … role in making the Center possible in the first place. “I'm honored that this idea even came up,” said a modest Nicholas, who also retired as Chair of Department of …