Frozen for 14 years

Imagine if one day your voice just disappeared and you could see, hear and understand everything happening around you but you had no way of communicating your needs or feelings to the outside world. That was the situation of Martin Pistorius after he contracted meningitis at the age of 12. For 14 years he was effectively without a ‘voice’, unable to communicate and had ‘no choice’ over his life. Scope, Daily Mail (caution: objectionable content on this page)