Are there tips you can share? I don't have a tach.
I can't talk long without my vent & use a mouth piece during the day. I do my business calls early in the day because that is when my voice is best & when I can talk the longest with out my vent. All my close friends & family are accustom to visiting with me on the phone & expect me to be using my vent. They have no problem as long as I remember to remove my mouth piece while I talk. I often forget & talk while holding mouth piece between my teeth. My husband corrects me more than anyone but most people who talk with me understand most things even with mouth piece in my mouth. Some strangers are desturbed with my pause while receiving my breath from my vent. Practise has improved my control but I feel it will never get so good that others are not aware of my pause. I'd like to improve more if you or any others can direct me with this. MARGARET E. DAVIS [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Original Message] > From: M Boatman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mark Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Vent Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 10/26/2004 4:05:55 PM > Subject: Re: [VENT-L] Brooke Ellison movie > > My voice is strong and normal for having a trach and > vent. The vent doesn't 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 > > > > > >
