She is a person who has stuttered throughout her entire life. Stuttering affected Renee in every aspect of her life. Some difficulties she experienced ranged from ordering in a restaurant to limiting her options for communication, such as waiting to discuss things until she could do so in person or in writing rather than over the phone. Many people have commented that they were never aware that she stutters, because the severity varies and her avoidance attempts and inner struggles were not always apparent to others.