'Breathless Choir' Lets COPD Patients Fulfill a Lifelong Dream of Singing
From: Medical Design Technology - 11/18/2015

Marking World COPD Day (November 18th), Philips today unveiled the Philips
Breathless Choir. The event brought together a group of 18 people in New York
for whom breathing is a constant challenge, and documented their journey
through a series of films, as they conquered their fears and defied
everyone's expectations by undertaking the impossible: learning to sing.

Celebrity choirmaster, Gareth Malone, led the group, each of whom is living
with a chronic respiratory condition, and many have COPD. Gareth is renowned
for turning unlikely people into singers, and following five days of
intensive training with him the Breathless Choir was formed. The choir’s
transformation culminated with a performance in the Apollo Theater in Harlem,
New York, where they sang the classic song "Every Breath You Take" in front
of their emotional family and friends.

The Breathless Choir films illustrate how none of the participants can be
defined by their illnesses because what shines through is their determination
to share their story of strength and hope in song. By launching today on
World COPD day, the series of films aim to help support the Global Initiative
for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) to improve awareness and care of
COPD around the world.

Read the entire article and view a video (4:34) at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/11/breathless-choir-lets-copd-patients-fulfill-lifelong-dream-singing

Links:
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
http://www.goldcopd.org

SimplyGo Mini
http://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/product/HCNOCTN350/simplygo-mini-portable-oxygen-system-concentrator

Gareth Malone
http://www.garethmalone.com