INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It’s a rare and devastating disease that can silence a person’s voice and breath, literally.

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, or RRP, has forced some people to undergo hundreds of surgeries just to breathe or speak again. Now, for the first time ever, the FDA has approved a treatment that targets the root cause of the disease, helping patients find their voice and breathe again.

From the pulpit to the choir, preaching has always been Pastor Lorenzo Small’s calling. However, a few years ago, Lorenzo’s voice began to fade, along with his hope.

“My voice to me was everything because faith comes by he...