What a Morning!!

My morning could have been a comedy show script.  Every other Monday I deliver Meals on Wheels.  Today was my day.  I have acute laryngitis, as in, I can't make a sound above a whisper.  I've been delivering Meals on Wheels for a little over 11 years and I don't think I've ever had laryngitis during my route.  I didn't think it would be any big deal since I just deliver the meals and don't really have to chat with the clients much.  Right when I got my binder telling me who I would be delivering to I saw a note that said to call the office.  Great.  They aren't going to hear me when I call them.  I called and whispered as loud as I could and my supervisor informed me that all of my San Marcos clients needed to know that the mayor of San Marcos would be delivering their meal on Wednesday and wanted to know if they would consent to a photo op.  If they consented, they would need to sign a waiver form.  About half of my clients are deaf and one of them is blind.  How in the world was I going to tell them about this without a voice and have the blind one sign the form?  Luckily, I go right by my house on my route so I stopped there and wrote a note that the deaf ones could read.  Also luckily, the blind lady is married to a deaf guy (and a mute is delivering their meals to them today) so I had him read the paper and sign it for them.  One more kink happened when I went to a retirement home that has been open every time I have gone there to deliver except today when I had to call the client to open the door and she is deaf.  I had a moment of panic but just as I dialed and tried to whisper/yell "Meals on Wheels" another resident came up and yelled it for me so she could hear.  I had no idea how valuable a voice is and how helpless you can feel without one.  Some of the instructions on my deliveries say to knock on the door, announce Meals on Wheels and then go in.  How do you whisper through a door?  After each panicky moment I would think, Jay Leno would have a heyday with my morning.  I really hope my voice comes back soon.  Maybe I'll sell my experience to Hollywood and make some dough:)