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treaties1 Singing thru the tears- how? (87* d) RE: Singing thru the tears- how? 03 Aug 04


Surrounded by many good and firm folk friends which included many, many Shellback Chorus members I could and did sing at my beloved husband Bills funeral and then afterwards at the rousing good sing around in celebration of his life. How could I not sing for him when all our life together he had listened, encouraged and been proud of my singing and it was the kind of "send-off" he had wanted. The comfort of all those singing voices was for me absolutely wonderful.
Bill's death was a surprise whilst my only son who had had his oesophagus removed and is now undergoing chemo for secondaries is still putting up a tremendous and positive fight for life. He doesn't like folk music (he'd never even heard me sing publicly before the funeral) and has no religeon.
I can't yet talk to him about what he wants if, when the worst happens. But I know that the words of songs like hymns can be so apt that they bring comfort to both the listener(s) and the singer(s) who each gain strength and comfort from them and each other so he now hears me singing (through the tears) whilst I'm doing his washing up etc


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