North Dakota woman will speak through voice prosthesis
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from:msnbc.comRare tumor robs young woman's voice
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Not to belittle this poor woman's misfortune, but out of all my senses and abilities, I think I would miss my voice the least. It is squeaky and unsteady, I really can't moderate it worth a darn, and it seems to annoy people no end. I do hope this takes care of her cancer and that it never returns.
Wonderful that there is medical care that saved her life. Have a friend who lost his vocal cords and has to talk by burping through his incision. Great man, and we understand him very well. Perhaps in time there will be voice cord implants.
He must be a blast at parties.
There have been two (that I know of) voice box transplants. The first one I remember hearing about was a guy who got "clotheslined" riding a motorcycle. I don't recall the reason for the second one. Anyhoo, this has been done, so no reason it can't be done again.
understand how she feel a little bit i sometime have a voice problem had vocal scrape hope for the best,you stay strong and still have no voice.getting it check out and i will b strong 4 u and anybody who have trouble
hope everything work out 4 u. i know about your voice i have things going on with mines it's fine today tomorrow maybe not put u b strong
Scooter you're not texting now. It's OK to use compete sentences, and punctuation, too.
Thank goodness that the cancer was 100% eliminated via surgery. I hope that this brave woman has a quick and complete recovery as well as a healthy and happy life ahead of her. Best wishes to her and her partner.
Don't you mean "best fishes"?
pull your head out of your ass you ignorant POS. k thanks.
only wishing you the best
Don't you mean "fishing" you the best??
What does that even mean.
"female partner"
God bless you.
Which one? There are thousands.
Stoney, your comment was unnecessary.
This is one very brave young lady. I sincerely hope she can succeed in her desired field of endeavor. My hat is off to her!
At 16 years old my brother was diagnosed with the same cancer. He lost his leg from just below the knee and down.. At 21 he died after trying several forms of treatment, but it returned, this time in his lungs. He fought a very courageous battle but still lost. This was 32 years ago , and to this day , the pain of having watched my younger brother suffer against this horrible disease, is still so fresh in my mind. And watching my parents desperately looking for someone to give them a shred of hope, I will never forget. So after all these years to finally hear of some progress against this type of cancer is very good news.
Of our many sorrows none are quite so cavalier as time - which cannot heal all wounds, no matter how much we wish it.
You read that in a book entitled "Quotes to make people who lack original thought sound sophisticated and well read"
This young lady is apparently determined to live a completely normal and productive life. I only hope Rick Santorum doesn't get wind of the partner thing.
Rick's looking for his own Dick.
my 83 yr old mom had the very same tumor in her voicebox andhad to have her;s removed also 16 yrs ago- she has adjusted well and has had no reoccurence any where. -
I have seen where they are transplanting voiceboxs-maybe someone will help her with that-it was hard on my mom to lose her speech as she was a singer( sang backup for Little Jimmy Dickens years ago).
Couldn't have been the same, the article says she's the only one in the world who has it. Don't you understand how special that makes her? How can you try to take that away from her?
The article does not actually say that she is the only one. It does say, however, that her illness is rare. All cancer has to be is a mass of cells growing out of control. It does not say that those cells that just happen to be epithelium of the respiratory tract were mutated by a smoking history. Truly, assuming does this woman no good. As for her health care, it matters little of her history, orientation or motives. There is very little room for belligerence among celebration and well- wishing. Yes, I said wishing, not fishing for her own sympathies or medical donations. How was my punctuation?
I'm tired of people becoming celebrities because of their medical conditions. If someone doesn't want to be exposed to belligerence or judgement for that matter, then one shouldn't give permission to have intimate details published about one's life. That's my point.
I think one of the points of publishing a story of someone with a rare medical condition is to help others who may not know of certain resources and/or treatments that are available. Not all doctors have the same experiences or training, and many might not have the faintest idea what it was, or would misdiagnose it.
I am glad she is cancer free. I will pray for her.
Good Luck!! Keep a positive attitude and continue with college and forget about the rude people who stare.
Get Well!
A very courageous young lady determined to live life to the fullest despite everything she has been dealt. Good luck with your studies and keep up the positive attitude. You are truly an inspiration!
I wish you the best in your recovery. As a speech language pathologist (SLP) who specializes in head neck cancer, recovery takes time but does happen. Please make sure you are followed by an SLP who specializes in working with laryngectomee's. Life as a laryngectomy does pose many challenges especially immediately following surgery but it does get better. I have many patient's that go back to their jobs. One patient is now head of nursing at a local hospital using a handsfree device w/her voice prosthesis. This can be you in a few years! Your young age & non-radiated tissue are definitely on your side:) Best wishes.
I usually get my medical advise from comment forums.
"advice"
that too
I am also a Speech-Language Pathologist and have experience in this area. MSNBCStupid appears to like to make childish comments demonstrating a complete lack of knowledge regarding the voice/laryngectomy. It is refreshing to see the very accurate posting by HNCSLP.
Again, I would not seek medical advice from a comment forum, no matter how many impressive capital letters follow the person's handle. Anybody can say they're anything on these forums. At least I'm honest with my handle. I'm stupid, but get just as much attention as anybody else. Point made.
I feel for this young woman so much and I would love to communicate with her.I too was diagnosed with a very rare tumor in my voice box but I was 43 at the time.My cancer was called chondrosarcoma and removing the tumor was the cure also. I was lucky enough to find a surgeon who would tried to save my voice box.All others said no I needed a total laryngectomyI had a stent in my throat for 3 months after my surgery.I couldnt talk during that time and we wouldnt know if the surgery was a success or not until it was removed.If it wasnt a success,I had to have a total laryngectomy.How I missed talking those 3 months.My son was only 4 yrs old and I couldnt talk to him or read to him.It was horrible.I lost one vocal cord,so I have a very low voice. I too have a laryngectomy and have now for 4 yrs and 3 months.I had 11 surgeries to try and clear my airway enough to close my stoma. That never happened but I am happy I am cancer free and here being my sons mom who can read and talk to him. I count all my blessings and I wish I could say the staring gets easier but it truly doesnt... Its a bit easier in the winter,just wearing a scarf loosely around it or a turtleneck that is not to tight. Its silly to feel ashamed or embarrassed but by now I feel ashamed and embarrassed at the ignorant people who dont know how to handle the situation out in public.I have met some amazing strangers too tho! I too am completely different person now.
I pray for her health.
How is this news? Does she smoke? I suspect her diet is high in fish.
You are an extremely rude person! Number one, what does smoking have to do with it? And number two, the gay jokes are getting old!! Do you not realize that this girl is going through alot right now and your rude comments might just be hurting her even more? Or are you just that ignorant and immature? People that comment on here are supposed to be supportive so please leave your homophobic comments to yourself.