The Laryngectomy Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at a summer picnic on Thursday, August 8 at 12 p.m.
The picnic will be held at Lock 20 in Marcy. The Laryngectomy Support Group is sponsored by St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
The public is welcome to attend. If you have questions, please contact the Speech Therapy Department at 734-3475.
Meetings for the Laryngectomy Support Group are held the second Thursday of each month at 12 p.m.
A laryngectomy is the procedure to remove a person’s larynx and separates the airway from the mouth, nose and esophagus. The laryngectomee breathes through an opening in the neck, called a stoma.