Reading/Signing with Joel ben Izzy

Joel Ben Izzy shares his story of how he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and a strange complication; when he awoke from surgery, he discovered he could no longer speak. His life unraveled, not just as a professional storyteller, but as a husband and father of two young children. Over time, he came to see his loss as a gift for the lessons it brought, about listening, loving and letting go. A year and one-half after he had lost his voice, long after he had given up hope of its return, it was miraculously restored to him.