Reasons to be cheerful! With apologies to Ian Drury Yes yes dear dear perhaps next year or maybe even never in which case Reasons to be cheerful part 3 You have shaved your legs, bought nice clothes, done your…
Transgender Voice Feminisation – HM
Pre therapy: Post therapy: ‘It is never too late to be what you might have been’ – George Eliot 56 may be a somewhat late age to start transitioning, but my life has been such that that was when I…
Transgender Voice Feminisation – CD
I had identified a need for voice coaching and found Celia very easily through an online-search engine. I was concerned that I lived a long way from her and we would not be able to meet very often but she…
Transgender Voice Feminisation – PW
I had more than a little trepidation meeting Celia for the first time not being sure what to expect and how I would ever sound like the woman I am and hoped to be. Celia is a marvellous person who…
Loud and Clear- AS
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease nearly 20 years ago. Medication has been the main treatment that I have used to manage the symptoms. I have also benefited from surgery, undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation. In the last few years, I…
LSVT LOUD® – MB
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 60. It took approximately 18 months to get confirmation that I had PD. Over this period of time I began to lose my confidence, not only talking in company but also…
LSVT LOUD® – SB
It’s not until circumstances reveal that your idea of talking clearly and normally is, in reality, another’s perception of you as being a soft spoken and quiet introvert, that you start to realise that Parkinson’s is more than stiff, trembling…
LSVT LOUD® – GS
My name is Gary and I was a senior officer in the British Army. I have had Parkinson’s Disease since 1998 and was aged 45 when first diagnosed. I used to be a gregarious individual and confident public speaker but…