Mariano Mallia

It was December of 2018 when I suffered a vocal injury that severely altered my way of life. My vocal cords had become partially paralyzed and I had lost my ability to sing and speak normally. In the span of just a few weeks I went from being a full-time musician to being an Uber driver. During those days, I felt as though I had hit the bottom of a deep and lonely crevice that I didn’t know how to climb out of. I wasn’t sure if I would ever be able to sing again, or even talk normally again. I fell into a wave of despair that held me down, and would have drowned me had I not formed the strength to change my mindset and attitude.