I absolutely love a story in the paper today about an acclaimed choirmaster Barry Todd, who, having been in a coma after an aortic aneurysm, was awoken by a tape of his choir singing the song from Pinocchio ‘Give a little whistle’.
Mr Todd, choir leader of Midland Voices, was taken ill very suddenly, and doctors gave him a 1 in 100 chance of waking up. His wife Carol, not one to give up easily, spent days by his side, playing tapes of his choir to him. How she must have felt when he began whistling to the song ‘Give a little Whistle’ we can only imagine.
Mr Todd, whilst still quite poorly and having had to have his leg amputated, will be going back to his role as choirmaster later this month.
Some would call it the power of the sub-conscious mind, others a simple faith and hope in our ability to triumph over adversity.
Whatever it is, its quite wonderful.
Warmest good wishes to Barry and Carol,
Wendy x
