Emily,
I still have some issues with my speech and I am nearly three years out. My speech is very good some days, and others not so much. I have the most problems talking on the phone. My family and friends say that they don't have trouble understanding me, but I am self-conscious about it. It's almost if I have a lisp. I notice that when I am tired and have been talking more than usual it is worse. Before I retired I was the Director of a small public library system, and my position required me to speak to groups from time to time. We also had a library levy on the ballot and that required me to talk to a lot of groups as well. I find that drinking a lot of water does help. You are not too far out of treatment, so it will get better with time.