Singing with a Tracheostomy

Hi Friends,  I didn’t think I could sing with a tracheostomy.  I have a Passy Muir speaking valve, which allows air in through my tracheostomy, but to exhale it travels past my vocal chords.  Without this I cannot sing, where with it I can sing a bit. Here is my rendition of “Give Me Jesus” by Fernando Ortega. This is my first performance since having a “Trach” put it in.  The tracheostomy results from occasional vocal chord paralysis.  Also, my swallowing problem causes food and drinks to slip into my lungs, so now I eat through a tube in my stomach.  These conditions result from Multiple System Atrophy, an Atypical Parkinsonism disease.   Here is the video.  Dan Brooks

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