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HI TOM, I saw you on TV about 4 years ago. Thanks for your interest in speech. = I was diagnosed 5 years ago. My speech problems are a low raspy voice = without much volume. Also I clear my throat often. Another problem I have is coordinating breathing with talkking. I get = short of breath while talking and I must stop talking to catch my breath. Last May I was in charge of reservations for a dinner dance. The evening= of the dance I talked much more than normally - greeting people and see= ing they were properly seated. I had to talk as loud as possible to be = heard over the band. --Well after an hour of this I was grasping for brea= th, I had no volume. The stress, tension and fatigue were the cause of = this When in a stressful situation I have trouble finding the right word. Als= o I have problems pronouncing long difficult words. I guess that sums = up my problems with speech. Best wishes to all, Margie Nestler 63/5 Carnegie PA.