sharyn, it's ok to ask. What happened was, I smoked for 47 years, gave it up 10 years ago but not soon enough. A cancer developed on my right vocal cord whish was first treated by radiation. Then, it returned so had it cut out via laser. To be sure he got all of it the doctor removed a piece of my vocal cord, and now they don't come together as they must for singing.
I will always sound like George C. Scott immitating Elmer Fudd.