When I stopped earning, it was too expensive for me to live in Makati City (one of the Philippines' cities with the highest cost of living). Therefore, I went back to my hometown, Tuguegarao.
I'd have to admit, I wasn't too happy going back to the province -- the fields, rivers, caves, the cattle. Yes, it does sound calm and serene, but I was in my mid- to late 20s! I wanted to live in the city! I loved my job! I was getting paid really well and I've just recently been promoted!
Who dares to say that losing your voice is only a minor thing? Don't we use our voices to order at restaurants, tell the cab driver where we're going, order water delivery, reply to the bank teller? I know, they told me I can just nod and sign. But it'll still be pretty awkward. I tried, but then I get this weird look from the bank teller -- thinking that I'm either a snob or dumb. I can't exactly blame them, anyhow. My actions were kind of strange, not speaking.
So... when I arrived in my hometown, I shut myself in at home. For 3 months. Going out only for groceries and to go to church.
During that time, I was researching on other ways to get well. I was looking up Dr. Morton Cooper, following his YouTube videos, learning about Connie Pike, Mike White's breathing techniques, and the rest of the SD treatments I've posted (link: http://voicecuresuk.blogspot.com/2012/09/spasmodic-dysphonia-therapies-reviews.html ).
One day, I saw a flyer about this miracle healing bed that supposedly cures a lot of ailments. It says that the treatment is mainly about slowly aligning the spine (they use healing stones to do it which should add to the healing, I was told) and therefore releasing pinched nerves and other blockages so that the blood and nutrients would reach those specific organs that ails you -- so I was thinking my vocal cords now. I also saw there's a free trial for it!
.... Running out of blogging time. It's a Sunday and we have family lunch! More about the bed on my next post ...
Interested to see how this works out for you. I am also suffering from SD and I am in the USA. My blog link is in my name.
ReplyDeleteHi Rob! I have checked your blog. Thank you for getting connected. I hope that your botox will work out well in time! Let's stay in touch. -Misty
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