Striking a Chord of Connection
In 1993, a woman in Houston underwent medical testing for an advanced growth in her vocal chords. She was told to undergo surgery of the vocal chords in order to save her life. She would be able to speak only by means of an apparatus implanted in her throat.
In her distress, this woman came to me and poured out her heart, relating the far-reaching consequences of this decision.
“Such a thing will never take place!” I declared unequivocally. “You will speak with your own voice. Your vocal chords will remain intact, but only on condition that you undertake stricter adherence to Torah and mitzvot.”
The woman accepted my words. But her condition continued deteriorating. She was left with no choice but to have her vocal chords removed.
The doctors were certain that there was no recourse other than to operate on her vocal chords. Imagine their bafflement, and the woman’s delight, at their discovery, in the operating room, that they could save her life without risking her vocal chords.
One year later, the woman came to thank me for my blessing in the merit of my forefathers. She related the great miracle that she had experienced. Baruch Hashem, today she speaks like an ordinary person and has made great strides in her Avodat Hashem.
