The Voice Issue 6, Autumn 2011 | Page 34

Response Where there’s smoke… comfort. I can clearly remember my mother-in-law’s sad demise when, during her final days, there was little to cheer the family, except a nice relaxing cigarette in the backyard. Even the MacMillan nurses joined us! Well, we asked for responses to our article on whether or not it was acceptable to smoke after a laryngectomy – and we got them. One of the most interesting came from new reader, Phil Johnson. What follows is an edited version, but if you want to see more, do head over to our website, where you can read his contribution in full. Phil will gladly admit that some of the ideas expressed in his piece are a little o ????)???????????????????)??e????????????????????)???????=????????5?))??????()??????????????????????????????????)????????????)?????????L?????????????)??????????????????????$??????????????)????????????????A??????????)????????????????????????????????????)???????????? ?????????????????????)???????????????e???????????????????)?????()]?????'?e??????a??????)????????????d????????)????????$?????????????????????????)????=??????????????)????????????????)9?????????????????)?????????????????)?????)e???$????????????)?????????????????)M?????????????????)????????????????)????????????????????)????????????????????((??Q!?Y=% ????????????()M?????????A????????????????????????)?????????????????????)]?????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)I????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????)Q??????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)e???????????????????????????????)??????????????????????)A?????????e??????'?e???????????????)?????????????????'?e?????? ???????)???????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????)????????9!L????????????????)????????)]??????????????????????????) ????????????9!L????????????????)????????????????????????????)M?????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????e?)???????????????????????5????????????????)????????????????????????????)?????5???????????????????????)??????????????????????????$??????????)???????????????? ???????????????((0