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Barb shared her experiences with working with her voice with us, a great inspiration to me. Here's what's happened to me so far, with my voice. I was referred by my ENT doctor to another ENT doctor. This was about a year ago. He said that because of what he found when he examined me that he thought he could improve my problem, a Parkinsonian weak, whispery voice, and also improve my swallowing and breathing. In the meantime I got sick, then tripped and fractured my hip. By the time I saw him again, about a month ago, the operations used different and improved materials. Yesterday I was given a general anesthetic and my vocal chords were injected with gel-foam which will be absorbed but meanwhile show me if the procedure is worth doing on a more permanent basis. My husband is delighted that I have a voice, an honest to goodness voice again and feels that 'the permanent procedure' is definitely a go. The final material lasts 2+ years, I think the doctor said. Thanks heavens for this listserve!! This is only one of the things I have read that has improved my quality of life with this dumb disease -- another is the two people (one was Rita) who told us about Ecco shoes at Nordstroms -- they feel great and are cute or good looking too. I sang last night and recited some poetry and read some Shakespeare (the greatest use of English) and read the cooking and garden sections of today's paper. Even an improvement that's not a cure, I realized, can make a difference. Thank you, Barb, and listserv...Liz S.