In May 2007, I lost my mother, who I was
a carer for. Later that year, I met my future
husband – we were married a year later and
I was then diagnosed with throat cancer
February 2009.
I had gone for CT scans back in 2008 and
had been told that it was a swollen larynx.
They even gave me the all-clear in March
2008.
Following on from my laryngectomy, it has
been so difficult to accept myself. And I
think, “Why me?” I read an article in Issue 5
about another person who had the same
operation aged just 43 – Hugh McKluskey.
I can really relate to the feelings he must
have had, having to go through this
procedure so young.
I would love to contact Hugh and share our
experiences. Could this be done via The
Voice? My husband and I would really love
to meet larys the same age as myself. And I
hope this would help Hugh as well.
Baljit Potter
Ed: Hugh – if you’re reading this, do let us know if we
can pass your details on to Baljit. We’re sure it would
be a useful process for you both to be able to share
your experiences…
)Q??????????????????????)%????????????????????1?????????)'?e????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)$?????????????????????????$???????)???????????????'?e????????????????????)????????????'?e???????????????????????)????????????????????L??????????????)???????????????L????????????????M????e?)?????????????????$??????????????????(??Q!?Y=%
????????????()????M?????????????????????????????)?????????????????????$????????????????)?????????=??????????????????????????)???e????????????$??????????????????????)M??????$???????????????????????)???????????????????????$???????e????)??????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????)?????????M???????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????M??)???????????????????????????????????)????????????????)???????????????????????????????$)??????????????????????????????)??????L?'?e????????????'?e??????????)?????????$????????????????'?e?????)???????????????????????????$??????)???????????L???????????????????????e?)?????????????????????????????????)!?????5???)?????????A???)
????????????????????????????????????????)
???e??????????????????????????????????????????)U?????????????????????????????e???????)??????????????????e????????????????()!??????????????????????????????e????????)]????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)!??e????????????????????????????????????)!?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????+?qA???????????????????????????????t)M?????????????????????????e?????????)!??e????????????????????????????????)Q???????????????????????????????????)!???????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????((0