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Marty Kedian is only the third person in the U.S. ever to undergo a total larynx transplant.
Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren't an option for people with active cancer.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona offered the transplant as part of a new clinical trial aimed at opening the potentially lifechanging operation to more patients.
Kedian desperately wanted to read bedtime stories to his granddaughter, with his own voice.
Six surgeons operated for 21 hours to remove his cancerous larynx.
Soon he’d relearned to swallow, working up from applesauce to macaroni and cheese and hamburgers.
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