INTRODUCTION
In the midst of a peaceful and ordinary life, to suddenly lose one's voice --
Every morning, afraid of waking up because of the extreme isolation and loneliness, not knowing how to face yet another day --
This is, no doubt, similar to what you have been experiencing.
At this turning point in life for those younger, there is no work more important than helping them to learn to lead new lives by reacquiring the gift of speech through a new voice. There is no greater expression of love for a fellow human being than this.
In studying the sections that follow, I earnestly hope that you will work hard, both in return for those of your predecessors who paved the way for you to acquire a new voice and as a means of enabling others to regain the gift of speech.