Shane Hartline has lived with spasmodic dysphonia since early childhood but it did not stop him from pursuing his goals of acting and now producing and directing. He recently finished a short film, Cookie. It tells the story of a young woman, who after losing her voice to a debilitating vocal condition, fights to find it again to pursue her dream of acting. The NSDA interviewed Shane about his journey with spasmodic dysphonia.
The National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with spasmodic dysphonia and related voice conditions through research, education, awareness, and support. For more information, log on to dysphonia.org.