Contents
4 Heads Together
Profile of patient support group
6 Emergency Tongue?
How a laryngectomee overcame his temporary speechlessness
7 Summer Showers
Summer’s here! Are you ready?
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8 The Angry Lary
Our new regular feature
9 Countrywide News
The latest goings on at Countrywide Supplies
10 Your Dietitian
Watching what you eat
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12 Your Contributions
Readers’ letters, poems, advice etc.
20 Shining A Light
Introducing the new ‘flexytorch’
21 John Miller’s Smoking Message Goes Online
An update on John’s video’s progress
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22 Skin Camouflage
Advice on how to cover up lary and trachi scars
25 The More Things Change
Your journey into the trachi lifestyle
26 The Voice Talks To
Carole Stainton of the Cancer Laryngectomee Trust
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29 Ask The Experts
Q&A Column from our Nurse Specialists
30 Whispers On The Web
An internet resource for laryngectomees
31 Support Group Directory
A list of your support Groups
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