“Your life is changed and you can’t verbally react” said the doctor. “But they’re like the same thing, your life is changed because you can’t speak again”.

Henry was devastated, but not too much. After all, this appointment had been arranged three weeks prior when he had first lost his vocal skills, so he had plenty of time to get used to it before he got to the front of the NHS waiting list. ‘Darn, I really should’ve paid more taxes and offered more funding to the National Healthcare Service’ thought Henry. And that goes for everyone. The NHS totally needs more money.