Update on Dad's Voice

Hello all, Mom and Dad saw the ENT doctor this morning. Dad's left vocal chord is not working so he can't talk and it affects his swallowing. The doctor says that it may not ever work. They do not know what caused it -- it may be pressure from the nearby lymph nodes or something else. They can try an operation to give a shot in the vocal cords, but not right now. They are going to wait and see how the chemo goes. In the meantime, dad will have a raspy voice so we'll have to listen carefully. But they are going to try acupuncture to see if his voice returns and hopefully when they clear the phlegm from his throat, that will be a quick fix.