After COVID-19 Put Him on Ventilator, Opera Singing Helped a Man Breathe Again

One California father of three who nearly died of coronavirus earlier this year is crediting his recovery to opera singing. Jeff Sweat, 49, had such a grim coronavirus diagnosis doctors put him on a ventilator and into a medically induced coma inside UCLA Medical Center. When he woke from his three-week coma, he learned that he had a tracheostomy and could hardly swallow and breathe on his own. However, thanks to the unique healing method of singing therapy, Sweat is getting his voice back.