 I said, no matter what, I'm getting my voice back. No matter what. No matter what I got to go through, no matter what I got to do. He said it was very important for his 82-year-old mother to hear him speak to her again. Scientists are hoping this complex transplant procedure could be offered to more people who can't breathe, swallow, or speak on their own because of a damaged or surgically removed larynx.