Elena Rodriguez,Aged 14
AUDIO DIARY START
A VOICE OF A TEENAGE GIRL WITH A SLIGHT SPANISH ACCENT IS HEARD. HER VOCAL CORDS SEEMED MANGLED AND ALMOST UNUSABLE.
"He-...Hello? I hav-haven't ta-tal-talked for a w-while. D-do-doct-or Tenen-baum tells m-me it has be-been 3 y-years. She he-helped m-me. Gav-e gave me a plas..."
A SIGH IS HEARD,SHE IS HAVING OBVIOUS DIFFICULTY
"-plasmid that...tha...that ma-made me no-normal ag-gain. I was a b-big sister. Now Dr Ten-nenb-aum is go-going to he-help me. My na-name is Elena Ro-driguez and i'm Span-spanish. Th-the reason my voice sounds s-ss-so o-odd is be-cause Doctor La-lamb cho-chopped up m-my vocal cords-so-so i could'nt sc-scream fo-for help. But..."
A CHUCKLE IS HEARD
"-but they ju-just made me...made me lou-der. And i-i st-ill got he-lp. i mig-might go back home to-today. That's why i'm ma-making this audi-o diary n-now. So-so before i le-leave this place i can leave a ma-mark."
"Doctor Ten-tenembaum say-says it might ta-take 1 mo-month for my voi-ice to impr-ove with sur-surgery. But- but it's OK. Hey lo-look,the bath-thysphere's he-here..."
END OF AUDIO DIARY