A young woman who was born with paralysed vocal cords is fighting to save her voice by reaching out to her thousands of followers on TikTok to find a cure.
Poppy Beech, 23, has always had a low, husky voice and says teachers used to tell her to “lay off the cigarettes” when she answered the register at school.
She was only diagnosed with the rare condition of vocal cord paralysis aged 16 after her parents became concerned and took her to the GP.
Poppy, 23, who works in digital marketing for a furniture company, now fears she will lose her voice completely if a cure is not found.
To help her in her quest, Poppy launched a TikTok page showing videos of the challenges she faces while shopping and even ordering in restaurants.
Since posting her first 'Poppy Speaks Out' video on TikTok she has attracted more than 150,000 followers worldwide.
