Tobias used to be a successful cellist. Following heart failure in 1997, his life took a dramatic turn. He was pronounced clinically dead and brought back to life with jolts of electricity. He was in a coma for several weeks and, when he woke up, he turned out to be physically and mentally handicapped. In this way, at the age of 39, Tobias found himself in a wheelchair and was no longer able to talk as a result of his brain damage. From that moment on, playing the cello was a thing of the past.

Tobias was een ambitieus en succesvol cellist tot hij op zijn 39ste na een hartstilstand in coma raakt. Als hij ontwaakt, blijkt hij lichamelijk en verstandelijk ernstig gehandicapt.