Pope Begins Therapy for Breathing, Speech
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Pope John Paul II has begun speech and respiratory therapy after surgery to ease his breathing, the Vatican said. It didn’t say when he might be able to speak in public or leave the hospital.
Throat specialists, including one who attended the pope’s tracheostomy Thursday, said a patient in John Paul’s situation should be able to speak normally again, though not as loudly.
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