Touching story: 'Cancer took my voice but not my music'

[Fenris]

BBC

Beverley Ashill turned to song-writing when cancer left her unable to sing.

Beverley, who was a keen singer before being diagnosed with breast cancer, said her condition became so painful when it spread to her lungs that she was unable to breathe properly.

She refused to become despondent however, and penned 'That very breath', which is now being performed as part of an innovative piece; the Rosetta Requiem.

As part of the requiem, funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, hospice users have been able to work alongside a host of stars including singer and lyricist Billy Bragg, voice coaches Carrie and David Grant, composer Orlando Gough and musician Jarvis Cocker, who helped them express their own stories.

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Please read the rest of the article - I know these tend to fall of the front page fast, but it's a very lovely story.

[flamingyouth]

1. That is a very touching story.

Puts a lot of things in perspective, doesn't it? :)