"I had been on a ventilator and not able to talk for several weeks. When the RT put the Passy-Muir Valve (PMV) on me and said 'Talk to us, Mrs. Little,' I was so afraid. I didn't know how I would sound. I finally said my daughter's name. I started coughing and the therapist said when I get used to using the valve I wouldn't cough anymore. I prayed hard and by the third day I was talking to everybody on the phone. I was so happy! Just to be able to talk again put so much joy in my heart. At the same time, my husband was also in the hospital. By having the PMV, I was able to talk with him for the last time, the day before he died. The PMV is so essential to me and has made it possible for me to communicate with my friends and family again. I thank David Muir for inventing the PMV and making it possible for ventilator patients to talk."

Beverly Little, Respiratory Failure