Losing his voice gave this singer a new appreciation for God — and being alone
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Trevor Powers went to the doctor in October 2021 for a minor stomach ache. He was prescribed an over-the-counter medication and expected it to clear up in a couple days. But that's not what happened.
"The word insane is such an understatement," Powers says. "Because [the medication] did this thing with my digestive system where it completely flipped everything upside down." Powers says his stomach turned into a geyser of acid, which came up as a mist and coated his vocal chords. He went to multiple specialists and no one could give him a clear answer. Eventually it became impossible to speak, let alone sing, which was devastating.
Powers is a musician who performs under the name Youth Lagoon, and his newest album "Heaven Is a Junkyard"
