On a wild and wonderful journey through healing... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to My Voice, by Mary Kate O Flanagan above.
I opened my mouth and nothing came out. This had been happening a lot lately – I kept losing my voice.
I was reduced to whispering until I went to see an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist who scolded me, "Whispering is the very worst thing you can do, it puts a terrible strain on your voice!", He prescribed complete voice rest.
Now I was mute, on doctor's orders. I couldn’t do my job, I couldn’t really socialise, I couldn’t even complete simple tasks like shopping or buying a train ticket without a notebook and pen. I couldn’t chat, which is in the top three of my favourite things to do...
Find out more about Mary Kate's play Making A Show Of Myself here
