World Parkinson's Day

Yesterday was World Parkinson's Day and there was a public lecture in Aucklamd as in every year.  It was on swallowing and voice changes so I went to that and learnt how vital the vocal chords are for things. Keeping the air passage and lungs separate and free of food and free to do their job of breathing and keeping a person alive! Then comes talking and I suppose singing. So very important to keep them functioning.

Having had a cold and cough and lost most of my voice for the last 2 weeks I realise how important it is to keep healthy in this part of the body.  We need our voices to communicate, socialise, thrive, really, in a world that for us can get smaller and smaller if we don't watch out.