My voice still hasn’t shown signs of coming back… it’s been almost three weeks since I’ve had full use of it. I talked to my chorale director, and he said it wasn’t normal for it to take this long. He advised me to see a throat specialist soon. This is wearing on me. It’s discouraging having to sit in the back during chorale rehearsel and physically be unable to sing… not knowing when my voice is going to come back. My mom’s worried that I did permanent damage to my vocal chords from the weeks of coughing. The thought never crossed my mind until she said that that it might even be a possibility for that to happen. Please pray that God would restore my voice… I trust God is sovereign in this. I know that He knows what He’s doing, but it’s discouraging being in this place.

We sang “Sanctus” and “My Eternal King” in chorale this morning. They’re two of my favorite songs that we sing, and I came close to losing it when all the baritones busted out in full force. It seems stupid… but singing is one of my passions (whether I’m good at it or not), and it’s been a discouragement to physically be unable to… and to now know that there’s a possibility that my voice won’t go back to normal. I’d appreciate your prayers.