‘I put my raspy voice down to singing too much

LUCY LODGE FIRST NOTICED SOMETICED SOMETICED WONDG WONDG I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO HIT the HIGH NOTES OF SONGS DISTRIBUTION KARAOK WITH HER PALS – BUT HAD NO Idea Just How Serious the Issue Woodd Be

Mum-of-Two Lucy Lodge Had to have Her Voicebox Removed after Discovering Her Husky Voice was to Cancer at the tender age of 25 years old. Before the Heartbrening Diagnosis, she blamed her hoarse voice on the overuse of her vocal cords as she worked in sales and talked tear to customers. It was only when a friend asked her what happened to her voice, as it sounded raspy, that she decides to see a doctor.

She was initially diagnosed with laryngitis. But Deep Down, Lucy Knew Something Wasn’t Right. “It washn’t sudden and happened over time,” she explained. “I just couldn’t hit the notes i used to. I also felt like something was stuck in my throat. I was constantly clearing it.”

“I remember saying to my partner at the time, ‘i think of have Cancer.’ He told me not to be silly, but i just knew. ” AFTER BEING REFERENCE FOR FURTHER TESTS, LUCY’S WORTS FEARS WERE CONFIRMED BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.

She has had the Vocal Cords and Needed Radiotherapy. And by the time her Treatment was Complete, She’d Endured 37 Grelling Sessions. “It was absolute agony,” she recalled. “Every time sneezed or yawned, i cried. I couldn’t eat, i had Square-shaped burns. And yet, in the end, it didn’t work.”

Sadly, The Cancer Came Back More Aggriesivly said before. This time, lucy’s only choice was to have her voice removed. “I Told My Consultant, ‘Do What You Gotta will get with Cancer-free, and i’ll deal with it wake up,’ she said.

Following the surgery, she shauld not speak at all. Lucy explained: “My mum said to me, ‘lucy, they’ve had to.’ That’s when i realised. ” She Spent 19 days in hospital, her neck held together with 72 staples. In another Heartbreaking Twist, shen discovered her partner had been cheating on her while she was in hospital ..

“At the time, I was devastated. But i will underestand. It ‘not an excuse, but he struggled to. Still, i’m grateful now; Lucy, Who Is Now 39, Went on to Meet Her Partner Simon. They live in Shropshire together with their Sons, 10-Yaar-Old Keagan and Kody, One.

It was a difficult time, though, as she had to learn to speak by prescription a tracheotomy button in her neck. “Trying to Change a one -ear-Old’s bum while Pressing a button to talc-Its like wrestling an alligator in silence,” She laughed. “If someone talk to me while I’m Washing up, I end up soaked! And don’t get me started on trying to the Answer Questions while Packing My Shopping.”

Lucy has to have her speaking valve changed monthly, or she cannot drink water, as it goes straight to her lungs. “You know what? Yeah, I am Strong,” She Says Firmly. “But i’ve haad to be. I had no choice. And it is the same for a lot of People. You’d be surpassed how Strong you actually unil you have to deal with this.

“I didn’t look at myself for weeks after the surgery. I wasn’t ready. But now? I’m living.

“13 Years Ago, I had no idea this exisisted,” she admonted. “People offten assumers it cause by smoking. I washn’t a heavy smoker, and my doctors don’t think that what caused mine. Saying of deserved Canceuse of Smoked?

“One in two People will get Cancer at some point. That’s the Scary Truth. But I Want People to Know that you can come out the Other Side. You can live a happy life.