A year or two ago My Beloved had thyroid cancer and went through surgery, radiation treatments, etc.
Vocal chords surround the thyroid and there is always a risk that when the thyroid is removed that temporary or permanent damage to ones voice can occur.
In the case of My Beloved, her voice became much deeper, more like the gravelly voice of a big man. Fortunately, over the course of a year or so, her earlier voice gradually returned.
I just read that film critic Roger Ebert was not so lucky. Below is a snippet about what happened to him and how technology made a miraculous difference in his life.
In 2006, the movie critic Roger Ebert lost his voice box to thyroid cancer. But recordings of his voice were subsequently digitized and turned into all possible English sounds. He can now type words and have them said aloud—in his own voice. (Emphasis mine.)
http://news.yahoo.com/ces-2013–the-blind-see–the-deaf-hear–the-mute-can-be-heard-191343896.html
Russ
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 
Wow!!! Amazing, glad your beloved is well and has her voice back.
May a cure be found for cancer soon… Amen!
Amen indeed! Thank you, Boomie!
Russ
How wonderful that she had help from a loving husband to recover.
Thank you for your kind comment. We’ve both been blessed with having a loving spouse when we’ve had serious illnesses, and when the chips are down in general.
Russ
There’s such a comfort in knowing you have someone to really care for you when you need it. It’s so special
Indeed it is!
Nice post. I learn something new and challenging on blogs I stumbleupon
everyday. It’s always helpful to read through content from other authors and practice a little something from other websites.
Thank you for visiting my humble online home and for taking the time to comment. May you always feel warmly welcomed here.
Russ
Wonderful Russ…and I too am now struggling to figure out why I’m not getting notiifications of your posts …grrr..
Strange. Maybe the universe figures that if we have to work harder to stay in touch that we’ll appreciate the communications more. It hasn’t figured out that I already greatly appreciate your posts…
Russ
I’ll second that emotion!! But I feel really good that we have underscored our appreciation to the universe, and the universe appears to be getting the message!!
:-D!