Ann Allred
Lisa Andreson
Rabbi Richard Allen
Ed Avila
Michael B.
Roseanne B.
George Beahan
Jerome Berkovitch
Bob Berry
Alison Blasko
B.R.
John Brunelle
John Cameron
Ginger Chang
Sylvia Cheek
Ronda Clarke
William Coffman
Betty Cureton
Claudia
Tom Donovan
Father Bill Edens
Rev. Joel Elowsky, PhD
Kimberly Engstrom
Keith Erikson
Adam J. Field
David Karr
C.F.
Sonia Frantz
BJ Foxley
John Fonville
L.G.
Ed Gold
Rabbi Allen Green
Mike Green
D.H.
Stephen Hall Harrison
Gerald Harsen
Luana Hess, M.D.
D. Holoman
Jeff J.
Jerome
Rev. James M. Johnson
R. Johnson
Thomas S. Johnson
John Kates
George Keiter
Timothy Kidwell
Wendy Knecht
Karla Kniss
Randy Knipple
Joyce Kovelman, Ph.D.
L.D.
Leo
Leticia
Deborah L
Benice Lindo, Ph.D.
ML
Teddy Jean May
Don Matheson
Michael
Paul Motenko
Ian Nagata
Ira Newborn
Gayle Pace
Muriel Paule
R.P.
Dawn Polito
John Pollock
Hoy Quan
Dr. R., Heart Specialist
R.B.
G. Ron
Angela Murray Rill
Betty Rome
Steven Rotblatt
Rev. Henry W. Sellers
Dr. S.D.
Don Shapiro
Lawrence R. Spira, M.D.
R. Steger
Fereydoon Tafazzoli, Ph.D.
Pastor Jim Townsley
Joan Trent
Catherine W.
Marjoire Whitman
N.W.
Rudiger & Laurie Wolf
Norma Young
Roberta Zuckerman

January 10, 2005

Dear Doctor Cooper:

As we discussed I have attempted to outline my past and present situation relative to my voice problems. As you recall I was diagnosed with SD about 6 years ago by Dr. Bastian and then again by Dr. Brin. I went thru a course of Botox injections first under Bastian, (12 botox shots) then Brin (5 botox shots). I pingponged between Dr. Bastian and Dr. Brin for a total of 17 Botox shots. My first injection from Dr. Bastian yielded what I would now consider to be excellent results for a period of a little over 6 months. Subsequent botox shots failed to replicate the first excellent result by Dr. Bastian that lasted over six months. The seventeen Botox shots in all covered a period of four years. None of them worked. Most times, the downsides of breathy voice far out-weighted the slight upside I experienced for a short period of time.

I eventually turned to Voice Therapy to overcome my problem, I worked with three top speech pathologists from three major universities without success to regain my voice. In this period I also took singing lessons without success. I tried a whole host of other programs and exercises as recommended by the three speech pathologists (and others). It didn’t help.

In October of 2003, I spent a month in your office working on my problem by DVR. Since that time I practice 5 hours per week on the items you have taught me and use the techniques on a regular basis throughout the day. My voice is not where I would like it, but I have seen a dramatic improvement in my ability to control the problem and can function in most situations, which is a dramatic improvement from my condition prior to working with you and your techniques. If I were to apply a number to my improvement, I would estimate that I have recovered about 70% of the functionality I lost since the onset of my problem.

Sincerely,
Tom Donovan