Alison's patient journey through speech therapy27 August 2019This Speech Pathology week we are working to raise awareness of the Speech Pathology profession, and the clinicians who work in the field. We spoke to Alison, one of our patients, whose 18 month journey through speech therapy with BHS Speech Pathologist Natasha (pictured) has changed her life. Here is Alison’s story, in her own words: “Throughout my life, I have always loved singing, even as a small child. While I raised my four children, I was a private piano and guitar teacher and led the music at church and community functions. Once my children grew up and left home, I went to university and studied to become a classroom music teacher, which gave me the opportunity to sing all day with my students. I am also involved in the school choir program and concert bands, so my voice is incredibly important to me and my work. In January of 2018 I had my thyroid removed due to cancer. The tumour had grown around my vocal nerve and it was a tricky surgery which could have left me with only a w...