Hey everybody welcome to read this read that I am Jackie Reed.

I'm Joy Ann Reed. What's up cousin? I missed you. I missed you too. You were in another state. I was and also in another physical state because you weren't feeling well. I know

You were talking like this. Which makes it worse. This brings it worse.

At the Super Bowl. Let me tell you, so I lost my voice the Tuesday before the Super Bowl.

Right.

Couldn't go into my TV job on Wednesday, the job I do in New York and Boston, but I flew out that night to go to Atlanta, but my voice at that point was kind of like it is now, but maybe a little bit worse.

But no, it was worse. It it was work because when I open my mouth on Tuesday when I

went to work yeah and I was like I said out loud live on the air oh my God my

voice sounds crazy because I was trying not to talk,

to let it rest and I did join it that morning, it didn't sound great but TV, it was terrible.

So I took the day off, but as I went to the Super Bowl, it progressively got worse.

And it was with Atlanta, it progressively got worse.

And it wasn't until Saturday that I...

Because you see, I mean, who amongst us that work in broadcasting has not lost

their voice exactly but I was thinking I ought to go away some hot tea right I'm

hot tea cough drops lemon honey I'm doing the whole thing. So no, it doesn't get better.

I'm supposed to do AM Joy with the great joy.

And we, on Sunday and had to cancel because when I woke up on Sunday,

I was not like that.

And I got a text from you, which I then immediately forwarded to Danielle Moody Mills who

very graciously stepped in for you, but we missed you because it was Melba and fashion and fun.

I have FOMO like it is nobody's business. It was literally a segment just made for you and so I'm

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