It is a great strategy to have alternative words...ie.....my problem with saddle became horse chair. There are definitely words I cannot say - and sometimes I know it as soon as they are out of my mouth so I quickly find an alternative. Tell him there is absolutely no point in repeating the word the person didn't understand the first time. I'm STILL learning That lesson!!

Donna

Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)