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What My Speech Defect Taught Me

What My Speech Defect Taught Me

We all want to be somebody. To matter. To feel in our gut that the world wouldn’t be quite the same without us. 

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Hi Friends! I’m away from my desk during July, and I want to stay in touch with you. So for the past few Fridays you’ve be getting some essays that I posted previously at another site. I’ve also included an audio version for those who prefer to listen. I hope you’re having a happy summer. This is the last episode of the Vacation Best-Of Series. I’ll be back at my desk in time to send you a newly minted post on the first Friday of August.

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What My Speech Defect Taught Me

When I was 23 I underwent a six-hour surgery. The physician harvested skin and muscle from my throat and from the sides of my mouth. He used that tissue to construct what is called a pharyngeal flap, a kind of artificial soft palate. You see, I was born w…

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