The Beauty of The Written Word, From a Man With No Voice

Roger Ebert, American film critic and screenwriter, lost his voice to Thyroid cancer, sometime around 2006. The cancer had been detected in 2002 and after many surgeries, Mr. Roger Ebert was left without the ability to speak. His cancer was aggressively treated and is in deep remisison. As he recovered from his latest surgeries, Mr. Ebert began to write a blog on the Chicago Sun-Times website.
This blog (http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/) has become one of the most interesting sites on the internet meta-webs, as not only Mr Ebert's writing is praiseworthy, but many the reviews and comments he receives for each of his posts are also just as moving and engrossing. He discusses film, life, politics, and anything else that engages his mind.
The latest installment details the evolution of Mr. Ebert's writing ability, and how, for someone who has been writing all his life, the lack of speech has given him a direct pipeline to his compositional brain.

Roger & Chaz Ebert

Blind people develop a more acute sense of hearing. Deaf people can better notice events on the periphery, and comprehend the quick movements of lips and sign language. What about people who lose the ability to speak? We expand other ways of communicating. -- Roger Ebert