Itzhak -

That was a wonderful piece.

My dad would like to have met you. He, too, was a laryngctomee and became a patient advocate. When he had his surgery, his only options were to use a battery operated larynx or to learn esophageal speech. Not everyone can master esophageal speech; for most, using the battery-operated larynx was the only way to communicate. My father was determined and persistent and learned to speak without it.

Marlene


Marlene