On the 1st day of treatment, a patient said to me my doctor sent me for speech therapy.
On the 2nd day of treatment, a patient said to me, my friends can’t hear hear me, so my doctor sent me for speech therapy.
On the 3rd day of treatment, a patient said to me, I might have have a problem, my friends can’t hear me, so my doctor sent me for speech therapy.
On the 4th day of treatment, a patient said to me, my spouse says I mumble, I think this is normal, so I’m here for some speech therapy.
On the 5th day of treatment, a patient said to me: it feels like I’m shouting when I’m speaking loudly but my spouse can hear me, so there must be something to this speech therapy.
On the 6th day of treatment, a patient said to me: friends say I sound better maybe I’m not shouting I’m just speaking better so my friends can hear me, I am seeing progress during speech therapy.
On the 7th day of treatment, a patient said to me: I can feel the effort friends say I sound better, I’m no longer shouting, I’m just speaking better so my friends can hear me, I am benefitting from speech therapy.
On the 8th day of treatment, a patient said to me: This is the new me, I can feel the effort, friends say I sound better, I’m no longer shouting I’m just sounding better so my spouse can hear me, and I don’t sound like someone with PD.
On the 9th day of treatment, a patient said to me: I can’t stop talking, this is the new me, I can feel the effort, friends say I sound better, I’m no longer shouting, I’m just speaking better so my spouse can hear me, I am making progress in speech therapy.
On the 10th day of treatment, a patients said to me: I’m so glad I met you; I can’t stop talking, this is the new me, I can feel the effort, everyone can hear me, I’m no longer shouting, I’m just talking better so my can friends hear me, and I’m glad my doctor ordered speech therapy.
On the 11th day of treatment, a patient said to me: This was worth the effort, I’m glad I met you; I can’t stop talking, this is the new me, I can feel the effort, everyone can hear me, I’m no longer shouting, I’m just talking better so that people hear me, I am glad I came to speech therapy.
On the 12th day of treatment, a patients said to me: Who would have believed it, this was worth the practice, I’m so glad I met you I can’t stop talking, this is the new me, I can feel the effort, even strangers hear me, my voice sounds great and I’m so glad that I went for speech therapy.
Wishing you all a peaceful holiday and healthy New Year. If you struggle to communicate or swallow safely, please consider enrolling in speech therapy. You can also visit my website to explore programs and products designed to support voice use.
My Mission: To enlist individuals in their treatment, and help them express their personality & spirit through voice. To educate and empower. Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP Certified End of Life Specialist Training (CEOLS) * FiTOUR® Group Exercise Instructor
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