Did song writing, and guitar continue to be an indispensable part of your healing journey? Songs you listened or sang during that time.
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Music is one of the most important things that kept me feeling connected on a deep level although I didn’t feel like playing guitar or piano or writing songs I would literally drag myself to the piano and turn on a tape recorder for 10 minutes every day and just play around without any pressure on coming up with anything brilliant… It was just to stay connected to music and interestingly enough some of those melodies that happened when I was so sick I could barely stand it or some of the most powerful melodies I’ve ever written and many months after I felt better I finished writing those songs.
Having experienced healing through cancer it is a gift to be able to offer someone beginning the journey hope and inspiration. A Message for all patients suffering from breast cancer?
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Yes, every time I have been asked to call someone who’s just been diagnosed, I feel very grateful that I can give this gift to someone else that someone gave to me. In those first few days of absolute shock and fear I spoke to a couple of women through Gilda’s club here in Nashville. They were able to talk to me in a way that no one else could because they had already been to the journey and we are on the other side of it.
I just recently had another one of those conversations just a couple of days ago and I told the woman I was speaking with that one day she was going to be calling someone else who was newly diagnosed and she would realize how powerful and grateful it felt to be on the other side of this and be able to give some help to someone just starting out.
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