A father who had his voice box removed in a lifesaving operation after being diagnosed with throat cancer has trained himself to speak again to give a speech at his daughter’s wedding. John Jones, 79, a retired chartered surveyor, had a prosthetic device fitted after discovering he had cancer of the vocal cords in March 2020.
The dad-of-three became determined to talk again after his daughter, Marina, 34, got engaged in December 2022. Tying the knot in June 2023, John gave his daughter a wedding speech and says it was “overwhelming” to receive a standing ovation.
John, who lives in Eccleshall Staffordshire, with his wife, Lucinda, 76, said: “I was nervous but also excited to give the speech for my daughter’s wedding. I had speech therapy in the lead up to the day and I knew it was important to her, so I wanted to be prepared.
