Mark McMullan sings “Bring Him Home”, from the musical Les Miserables, to his brother Declan who has locked-in syndrome. Declan’s parents say he is “astonishing” and has “amazing strength”. They are thankful he is still alive after rejecting doctors’ calls to turn off his life support machine.
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