Sophie finds a Fab way to tell of cancer battle
AFORMER cancer patient has followed in the footsteps of The Beatles and recorded a song at Abbey Road Studios.
Sophie Vohra, 26, from Macclesfield, is one of two vocalists on a song by a group of patients from the teenage and young adult unit at The Christie.
The song ‘We Keep on Going’ voices the group of five young patients mutual feelings of fear, anguish, determination and hope that they face on a daily basis with the disease.
Sophie started her treatment at The Christie in April 2015 after being diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer at the bottom of her spine.
Now, thankfully, she has been given the all clear after receiving proton beam therapy in the USA.
She said: “The Christie has provided me with the best opportunities to try and beat this horrible disease. I am now disease free and able to get on with my life and complete my PhD.”
Sophie, who is a PhD student in York, added: “No one should ever have to go through a lifethreatening illness like cancer, but places like The Christie with facilities for young patients like the music room, mean that we can not only get through our treatment, but can also continue to have as fulfilling and happy a time as we can. The trip to Abbey Road was incredible and I’m so grateful to have had this opportunity.”
The song was written in the dedicated music room in the specialist cancer hospital.
Funded by The Christie charity, it is equipped with a full range of instruments such as keyboards, drums and guitars that patients on the bespoke teenage and young adult unit, can learn how to play with the support of two music tutors. Patients can also take music exams and get one to one support with their singing.
Music tutor, Stephanie Furness, said: “We were extremely lucky to have the support of The Christie charity to fund this project.
“We have been working with the group since November on the track and they are all talented musicians. To be able to make their musical dreams a reality at Abbey Road at such a difficult time for them, is something very special.”
The song was released on YouTube on World Cancer Day, February 4.
To listen go to www. youtube.com/ watch?v=TE_JFF8delo.
To make a donation go to justgiving.com/fundraising/abbeyrd.