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  • If I am able to sing again it will be through some miracle operation. There's a lot of work being done to help singers regain their voices, but in my case I actually lost vocal tissue so it's very hard for my chords to rub together and I need to replace that tissue. I remain optimistic but not tremendously so.

    "First Lady of the Musical Theater". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 10, 2004.