Does learning about him as a person change your feelings or some of your frustration with that phrase, "dignity through speech"?

My stance hasn't changed after David's mom reflected on that phrase.

Yes, David and I both lost our voices, and he was able to gain it back thanks to the invention of his valve, but let's say he wasn't able to speak again.

He would still have dignity despite mourning the loss of something so close to his identity.

I miss my voice every day and am frustrated by how I communicate and the way I sound on the radio right now, but I still have dignity.

What do you th- Okay, what do you think? (keyboard clacking)

I agree, it's like a reclamation of my old self, and the old self that was always a part of me that didn't get a chance to come out.

Of course, I can't go back, but this is a tool that might be helpful adjusting to this new way of existing.