Sandra G. Boodman15:35, Jul 11 2021
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A roller-coaster process, complicated by the pandemic, consumed the next 14 months of her life, concluding with a finding that was both familiar and unimaginable (File photo).
At first, novelist Cai Emmons thought something might be wrong with her bite. In December 2019, while reading from her latest work at a gathering in Sausalito, California, Emmons was keenly aware that her voice and speech pattern seemed different than usual. There was a slight lack of flow and my rhythm was off, she recalled. No one else seemed to notice anything amiss. But to Emmons, who lives in Eugene, Oregon, the problem was glaring. A self-described big talker who had taught creative writing at the University of Oregon, Emmons often gave readings, was deeply involved in the local theatre community and had been a college actress. She was determined to find out what was wrong with her voice and do her best to fix it.
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A novelist s labored speech signaled an unimaginable diagnosis
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