At a local hospital, speech therapy courses are held especially designed for Parkinson’s patients. Someone commented on how my voice has improved over the last number of months in volume and strength, speaking sometimes slowly but clearly. I have found that public speaking has unwittingly been helping, and with the amount of talking I do, wherever I go, it’s as if I am doing my own speech therapy every day. Standing in front of an audience, no matter the size, I immediately straighten up, trying to hold my shoulders back, allowing my lungs to fill completely to project my voice, forcing myself to speak and annunciate clearly. I am resolute in getting my message across and I want to make sure I’m heard and understood. I have always been a bit of a “chatter box” (my mother used to say it is inherited!) so I apologise to those who know me and have to endure my non-stop chatter.
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