laryngeal cancer survivors mark 25 years of local support group

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After more than 11 hours of surgery, his throat was stained with no sense of smell and his head was swollen, and Jim Hollinsworth ventured out of the London hospital room in the hallway
As he walked past the elevator, the door of a mother and her two children slid open.
The frightened woman was startled after seeing Hollingsworth, who did her best not to scream and covered her face with both hands.
\"I feel like a monster,\" said the 75-year-old . \"year-
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Through his electric throat 1/2 years ago.
\"I hurried back to my room and just cried.
I want to know if this is what I look like for the rest of my life?
\"Thankfully, the answer proved largely negative, thanks to the support of the new voice chapter in Essex County.
The group is celebrating for 25 years, while listening to local survivors and their families, speaking out for those who are silent due to cancer.
You have to laugh at life.
I\'m glad I\'m still alive and have fun with it. The 27-member group, composed of 11 throat cancer survivors and their families, is believed to be the only such organization on the Toronto side.
This chapter will be held on the first Friday of April, September, October, November and at the Essex library.
The group will hold a dinner at the Lily Kazili restaurant in Windsor on June 13 to celebrate the 25 th anniversary.
\"This is a rare cancer,\" 83-year-
The old Moy Adam who had her throat removed two years ago
\"It\'s nice to have a group of people sharing your questions and we can talk to them.
You don\'t get a question mark when you\'re looking for an answer.
\"Everyone needs this support when you go through the trough.
According to the Cancer Society of Canada, 1,150 Canadians were diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017, of which more than 900 were men.
The most common cause of cancer is smoking and drinking.
On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at the new voice chapter meeting in Essex County, held by the Essex library division, cancer survivor Jim Hollinsworth presented an electronic throat device in his hand.
Hollingworth uses the device for communication.
\"The bad thing is, I think there are more people like us in Essex County, but they don\'t know about our team,\" Hollingsworth said . \".
\"They have only themselves left.
I think if they do come, they will find things a lot easier.
Branch secretary, speech and language pathologist Ross Reni saw one of her patients at the root of the organization --Robin Gooden.
Technological advances have improved the condition of patients in the field of communications, enabling the group to focus on access to equipment, education, health care system navigation and support.
\"It\'s devastating for patients, you wake up from surgery, you can\'t talk, you have no sense of smell, you can\'t eat, initially you have to communicate by writing on the blackboard, said Lenny.
\"Robin has experienced it himself, knowing that people need support.
Rennie added that the organization also worked with local health organizations to help them understand the needs of the community, public awareness and availability of local resources.
\"Getting together to talk about the problem is often just getting advice on how to better accomplish small tasks in everyday life,\" Rennie said . \".
\"In the shower, things like properly covering the holes in your neck so that you don\'t drown yourself are very real problems.
\"On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, cancer survivor Moy Adam appeared at a meeting of the new voice chapter in Essex County, held by Ross Renney, Essex library division, with the group\'s secretary, speech and language pathologist continuing to pay attention.
The Dan Janis/Windsor StarOne project, which the organization is pushing for, is an identification system that helps make it easier for people to know if a person is breathing through his neck.
Essex MPP Taras Natyshak will attend the next meeting of the group on September to hear the group\'s ideas.
Hollingsworth said: \"There are situations where healthcare workers who don\'t know that a person is a neck breathing person will wear an oxygen mask on their faces, \"He put his OHIP card in a plastic envelope in his wallet with the neck respirator written on it.
\"We can color code our OHIP cards to show more clearly that someone has a problem.
\"Adam uses a voice prosthesis that allows him to push the air to speak through the valve, and he admits that he still sees people turning to him because of his harsh voice.
It used to annoy him, but given the second chance in his life, he has accepted it completely.
\"I have no voice, but I can talk about no sound,\" Adam said . \".
\"You said less about change.
You have to work every time you speak.
\"On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at the new voice chapter meeting in Essex County, held by the Essex library division, cancer survivor Moy Adam appeared.
Dan Janisse/jpgFor Hollingsworth, talking around his neck with something that looks like a microphone, sometimes requires his creativity. “I can’t multi-
Because neither hand is free . \"
\"In order for people to understand me better, I also have to learn to keep a certain distance from the phone.
\"Their optimism about life allows them to even consider the positives of their talk assistants.
Adam joked: \"It\'s great to get rid of the telemarketers because they think they\'re talking to a machine
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\"You have to laugh at life.
I\'m glad I\'m alive and enjoying it.
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On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, comJim Hollingsworth, a cancer survivor, was presented at the Essex County New Voice chapter meeting at the Essex library division.
Hollingworth uses an electronic throat to communicate.