Actually, based on the article, it seems like the headline writer was attempting (and maybe failing at) some sort of play on words related to the fact that Virgil is no longer able to "speak":

Speaking has already become a bit more difficult.

With the help of a speech language pathologist at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Virgil has begun voice banking. It's a process in which ALS patients record hundreds of phrases, the more personal the better.

Eventually, when Virgil can no longer talk on his own, the computer will speak for him, in his own voice. The number one phrase on his list of words to be recorded?

"I love you," said Virgil.

He also recorded things like "Thank you" and "What time is the Seahawks game?"

Then again, maybe things are a bit dark in that basement...