My voice is strong and normal for having a trach and vent. The vent doesnt cut me off too much, maybe because my rate is set pretty high. I am so glad I can communicate so well. People that talk to me on the phone can't even tell I am on the vent most of the time. Maybe I am in the minority but there are some of us without much vocal impairment.
Mark webpage: http://www.geocities.com/nodakwheeler blog: http://nodakwheeler.blogspot.com/ photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nodakwheeler/ --- Mark Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I watched the movie last night with high hopes that > able bodied viewers would see what it was really > like to be in her situation. My son had an accident > when he was 10 and is a C1 quad (this is 6 years > ago). As I watched the actress who portrayed Brooke > speak while on the vent I was amazed at the number > of syllables she could get out and the quality of > her voice and also the fact that she never had to > wait for the vent to give her a breath before she > could speak. Maybe this is how you all are, but my > son is more like C.R. was....raspy, has to wait for > the vent, can only get a few words out before the > breath is gone. > > Maybe I am too critical of this "real life" movies > because I know what it is like to live this every > day. I don't hardly think it is realistic to just > show up at school one day and declare that your > back! It just doesn't work that way! And wasn't it > marvelous that Harvard had already thought of > everything she might need ahead of time! Amazing. > > I applaud her and her family for the great strides > that she has made. I am just a bit surprised that > C.R. would direct a movie that wasn't more true to > life. > > Can anyone explain to me hoe this mouth retainer > works that she used in college to move her chair? > Laurie > > >
