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Surgery gives woman her voice back after 35 years of silence

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This is an incredible story a 53 year old Ohio woman has her voice back.

After a serious car accident 35 years ago left her barely able to speak and it's all thanks to a doctor.

Who used some incredible science to get her talking again to joining us now is -- -- -- 33 years ready Christian good morning guys.

Norton.

It's great to hear from both of -- so jam let me start review when you -- seventeen years old you were in a severe car accident.

-- car accident the -- you forward you hit your throat on the dash where you ended up fracturing your windpipe.

It left you silence how did you communicate for the past 35 years.

-- I get a lot of mountain face to face contact.

You know my body language.

A lot about my mom looks.

-- how is it I mean and.

I mean it's it sounds like just sort of an extended game of charades where you know you you had to sort of act -- out.

Instead of speaking we can hear that you are now getting your voice back slowly but Randy you -- you met Jen.

She didn't have her voice you got married for 33 years.

You were married to her while she couldn't speak what was that like.

Well -- -- journey.

You know -- -- -- seven I denial that.

Really she had a a really really soft voice and so between her.

Facial expressions you know like you've seen them -- luck this type of things -- definitely get her message across.

So and I had to be a very attentive listener as well so and pay attention.

-- -- -- -- Jen tell us about the miracle that allowed you to get your voice back after 35 years.

Well maybe I'm only 35 years -- -- lot of time.

Begging him aren't -- -- -- -- -- -- many here are my points.

-- I kind of emotional.

Hannity keep an attack he -- an army teams that prayer.

He's -- great doctors.

Since the great husband for support.

Amy.

-- at Fannie.

-- -- I deepening.

-- -- -- in the box is coming from.

I don't know how can -- miracle in the end and that's.

Beautiful and I can tell that it is emotional.

So.

Just out of curiosity -- in what was your first word that you spoke after the surgery.

-- -- -- He and my persons list did you hear that the public -- Ryan -- is incredible.

And and already how does your marriage changed now the jenkins' ability.

I don't know if it's really changed I mean honestly it's still have potentially still -- listen and that's you know good word for -- husbands.

Pitch into your life listen to your life.

So for me it's been a journey of continually doing that so it hasn't changed a whole lot.

But obviously I can hear and the other thing she didn't -- -- that she hasn't a very very loud whistles so when she really wanted to get attention.

That was the whistle so I haven't heard much of that lately so that's been a good thing.

Like if we find.

That that despite warn that this could be -- You know that there's always an unintended consequence.

-- -- Like that that that they had not heard -- it Randy facetiously.

Said it was easier when you couldn't speak of but I know you were -- I had to let the the well that's great guys congratulations and -- Bob modern science is remarkable Jack Christian and -- Christian.

Thanks so much for sharing your personal story where he has that.

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