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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />Since posting her first 'Poppy Speaks Out' video on TikTok she has attracted more than 150,000 followers worldwide.
