"I started smoking at the age of seventeen. Twenty-five years later I was consuming two packs a day, until I got diagnosed with cancer.

After the surgery, I could not talk anymore. It was really very devastating. 

My brother brought me my first electrolarynx. I got really depressed because before, I was a radio broadcaster, I used my voice a lot.

I stayed for almost a year inside our home because of the stigma of being looked upon as if you were a robot or something.

My niece brought me to her school and said, "In my chemistry class, I want you to share your experience." That was the first time I advocated against smoking.

And I realized at that time that my voice was very powerful."