I was reminded this weekend about the power of music. It helps us tell a story. The meaning of a song changes depending on what is happening in our life. And, it can give us the courage to do something we never thought possible.
Friday night, I went to see the musical “Wicked” with friends. What an interesting spin on a childhood favorite. I listened to the words of the songs and they apply to what is happening with AIDAAN.org. Then, I met some new friends at the Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk, and those words took on new meaning!
In the song, “Defying Gravity” you hear the character, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch) singing, “I’m through accepting limits ’cause someone says they’re so. Some things I cannot change but till I try, I’ll never know.”
I thought about this song when I was talking to a wonderful person that I met at the Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk. Her name is Jackie, and at the age of 29 she found out that she had grade 3 astrocytoma glioma. She nicknamed her tumor, “turk”. Her motto for the event was “TURK IS TOAST!” She and her friends shattered their fund raising goal, and she is fighter that is going to win!
There is no limit to what we can do together! By sharing stories, donating bone marrow, giving a child a gift card, or just passing along a song -
“There’s no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity”
Aidan and Jackie, thanks for inspiring us all to Defy Gravity!
Turk is TOAST!
Fund Raising is always needed to support existing and future projects.;:;