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Spasmodic Dysphonia Voice Disorder: Teacher's Journey from Singing to Silence | Eileen Meehan

 What happens when your voice fails while your husband battles cancer?  This week, Kim  Eileen Meehan, a longtime special education teacher and lifelong choir member, whose voice began failing just as her husband faced serious cancer surgery. While learning to give injections and manage tube feedings—wearing a mask in 2021—hospital staff thought she was crying when her voice cracked and broke. She wasn't.       In this profoundly moving episode, Eileen reveals: • ​🔴 Devastating timing: Voice cracking while learning injections/tube feedings—hospital staff mistook competence for tears  • ​🟢 Triple identity loss: Retired teacher, widowed 15 months ago, voice "busted"—all identities gone at once   • ​🟣 50,000-100,000 affected: Spasmodic dysphonia makes vocal cords slam together—a rare disease with daily support groups  Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Chronic Truth Podcast 01:14 Eileen Meehan's Journey of Resilience 10:12 Navigating Life Changes and Loss 15:48 Understanding Spasmodic Dysphonia 22:41 Finding Hope and Support in Community Connect with Eileen: 💻 Website (https://dysphonia.org/)   To support the show, visit our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://linktr.ee/kimberlymorgannash) This episode is brought to you by: The Chronic Truth Podcast, LLC Host/Executive Producer: Kimberly Nash  Podcast Creative Director  &  Co-Producer: Jay Wilson, for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Podcast Mechanic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://beacons.ai/podcastmechanic)