The Voice Issue 7, Summer 2013 | Page 37

Dorothy and Gerry on Roseberry Topping of The Voice. Travelling abroad is something that I have been thinking about. I too would very much like a copy of the letter to take on board a plane to tell the crew that I am a neck breather. Please could you either let me have the address of Sally Lane and Lesley Dempsey at University Hospital Aintree, or pass my details on to them. I was also very interested in the article on Sea Survival by Rob Cornish - I would love to go swimming again, but have felt that I was not yet ready to try to tackle the ‘Larkel’. Are there any other methods to enable us larys to go swimming being developed ? Also I wonder if any larys have ever gone swimming in the sea with supervision? Thank you and keep up the good work. Dorothy Needham We’ll make sure you get one of those letters, Dorothy. And if anyone else wants one, just let us know… As far as swimming in the sea, we have heard from a few readers who’ve tried it unsupervised. Not something we’d recommend. But have any readers been swimming in the sea with appropriate supervision? Please let us know… Kapitex, the maker of Trachinaze, would like to add this comment: “Although we have looked at having an intermediate size, we have at this stage decided against it. We feel that the two lengths of Trachi Naze stud AND the use of a Kapigel spacer, will accommodate the vast majority of users’ requirements. The use of the Kapi Gel spacers help reduce the length of the stoma studs. We have two thicknesses - 2mm (thin) and 4mm (thick). A popular management aid… Summer 2013 | THE VOICE 37