By Erin Johnson ofPhoto: PHILIP WHITEHEAD / SUPPLIEDAucklander Philip Whitehead had expected to be home from a trip to England by now, instead he's stuck in a Thai hospital. Whitehead's neck and back were broken when his Singapore Airlines flight from London hit extreme turbulence in May. "I woke up on the floor of the aisle of the plane with a severely lacerated head, broken neck, broken back, cracked sternum, and a damaged lung." The pilot diverted the flight to Bangkok, with 23 New Zealanders among the 211 passengers, and Whitehead was admitted to surgery straight away. Photo: PHILIP WHITEHEAD / SUPPLIEDA self-employed luthier, Whitehead makes and restores violins.
