You may experience a lot of different emotions if you've been told you need a laryngectomy, or the surgical removal of the voice box to treat larygeal cancer. You may also have a lot of questions, such as:

What will I look like? Will people stare? Will they be afraid to talk to me?  How am I going to communicate?  Will people be able to understand me?  How will this affect my daily life?  Will I be able to...