I Will Survive
When i was first diagnosed with LMS you could have knocked me over with a feather. After month of hearing "only fibroids" I was told "rare form of cancer no cure" I got very scared.
My husband read info online and told me not to look. A few weeks passed and I just had to peek for myself. I could not find one positive thing. All I could find was bad news and death. I wished at that moment that I had listened to my husband. But it was too late, a cloud of fear followed me.
My sister Vicky went online and came across our LMS site. She talked to Lori Hoag (a very positive person and key player in our foundation) who said NO this isnt' the end, it's the beginning of a battle with the dragon.
She spoke of a few who had made a difference in raising funds of research. How so many are out there fighting for a cure. At that moment hope came back into my life.
I talked to Lori about writing a song for our group and she encouraged me to go for it. While listening to an old favorite "I Will Survive" I knew what I needed to do.
I borrowed a friend's karaoke tape and put my words to the tune. I had a battle with this because LMS was hitting not only close to home but pounding at the door. I got the beginning of the song done about the doctor finding it (LMS) hiding deep insided. How online I was offered no hope. Was this the end for me?
Then Vicky and her husband George stepped in and helped making it a positive song. How we have got to slay the dragon so that we will all be free. The song ends similar to the original version... We Will Survive!
Vicky sang it for the first time at HugFest 2006. I had the best time ever sitting and watching the faces of everyone. People were laughing, crying, smiling, clapping, sitting and standing and basically cheering like they were at a baseball game. But I will always remember the look on Lori's face when Vicky sang "Said that if together we should stay, then the dragon we would slay!" She had her hands over her mouth (I think it was to force herself to not cheer so she could hear the words) her eyes never left my sister's face (I don't think she even blinked). Tears filled her eyes and when Vicky was done singing she jumped to her feat cheering. At that moment hope washed over me.
I knew we needed to share this song so we wanted everyone dealing with LMS to have a copy of our "I Will Survive" CD. Please email the LMS site and put CD in the subject line. I will need your name and address and it will be sent right out. There is no charge, but if you want to do something, please send a donation to our foundation stating it's for the CD.
Hope-Always,
Theresa Miller
The Lyrics for the LMS Fight Song are below
My husband read info online and told me not to look. A few weeks passed and I just had to peek for myself. I could not find one positive thing. All I could find was bad news and death. I wished at that moment that I had listened to my husband. But it was too late, a cloud of fear followed me.
My sister Vicky went online and came across our LMS site. She talked to Lori Hoag (a very positive person and key player in our foundation) who said NO this isnt' the end, it's the beginning of a battle with the dragon.
She spoke of a few who had made a difference in raising funds of research. How so many are out there fighting for a cure. At that moment hope came back into my life.
I talked to Lori about writing a song for our group and she encouraged me to go for it. While listening to an old favorite "I Will Survive" I knew what I needed to do.
I borrowed a friend's karaoke tape and put my words to the tune. I had a battle with this because LMS was hitting not only close to home but pounding at the door. I got the beginning of the song done about the doctor finding it (LMS) hiding deep insided. How online I was offered no hope. Was this the end for me?
Then Vicky and her husband George stepped in and helped making it a positive song. How we have got to slay the dragon so that we will all be free. The song ends similar to the original version... We Will Survive!
Vicky sang it for the first time at HugFest 2006. I had the best time ever sitting and watching the faces of everyone. People were laughing, crying, smiling, clapping, sitting and standing and basically cheering like they were at a baseball game. But I will always remember the look on Lori's face when Vicky sang "Said that if together we should stay, then the dragon we would slay!" She had her hands over her mouth (I think it was to force herself to not cheer so she could hear the words) her eyes never left my sister's face (I don't think she even blinked). Tears filled her eyes and when Vicky was done singing she jumped to her feat cheering. At that moment hope washed over me.
I knew we needed to share this song so we wanted everyone dealing with LMS to have a copy of our "I Will Survive" CD. Please email the LMS site and put CD in the subject line. I will need your name and address and it will be sent right out. There is no charge, but if you want to do something, please send a donation to our foundation stating it's for the CD.
Hope-Always,
Theresa Miller
The Lyrics for the LMS Fight Song are below
Fight Song
By Theresa Miller, Vicky Peters and George Peters
Sung by Vicky Peters aka the LMS American Idol
(to the tune of "I Will Survive" by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris)
We Will Survive
First I was afraid, I was terrified
When the doctor told me he found it hiding deep inside
And I spend so much time thinking what did I do wrong?
Then I decided to beat this Cancer
I would have to become strong
And so I went on line to find limited information
But I almost lost my mind
All was sad and all was gloom
Offered no hope only doom\Was this the end for me?
Was this the way it had to be?
And then I went on line again
There I found this great foundation
And I knew I'd found a friend
They picked me up when I was down,
Put my feet back on the ground
Said that if "together" we would stay
Then that the dragon we would slay
And so I'm here to share with you
That the support you give to others
Will always come back to you
You will have the strength to stand
So take another by the hand and we'll survive
Yes we'll survive
Hey-Hey!
It took everything I had not to fall apart
But I needed to share the burden that was on my heart
Through the treatments and the test,
Not being sure about the rest
Would I survive?
Then I looked back and said "Yes"
Now you see me, with hope anew,
And the hope I've shared with others
I gladly share with you
As we gather here today, every one of us agree
We've got to slay the dragon
So that we will all be free.
Chorus-Repeats Twice
Let's get out and spread the word
To the many many people who have never never heard
Of this dragon we must slay
We must tell them all today
Hey, can we depend on you,
Such an important job to do
About LMS, we must confess
We must start today and we must start without delay,
There's one more thing for sure, we are fighting for a cure
And will survive, We will survive, [We will survive]
Words by Theresa Miller and Vicky Peters, George Peters (Honorable Mention)
Sung by Vicky Peters aka the LMS American Idol
(to the tune of "I Will Survive" by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris)
We Will Survive
First I was afraid, I was terrified
When the doctor told me he found it hiding deep inside
And I spend so much time thinking what did I do wrong?
Then I decided to beat this Cancer
I would have to become strong
And so I went on line to find limited information
But I almost lost my mind
All was sad and all was gloom
Offered no hope only doom\Was this the end for me?
Was this the way it had to be?
And then I went on line again
There I found this great foundation
And I knew I'd found a friend
They picked me up when I was down,
Put my feet back on the ground
Said that if "together" we would stay
Then that the dragon we would slay
And so I'm here to share with you
That the support you give to others
Will always come back to you
You will have the strength to stand
So take another by the hand and we'll survive
Yes we'll survive
Hey-Hey!
It took everything I had not to fall apart
But I needed to share the burden that was on my heart
Through the treatments and the test,
Not being sure about the rest
Would I survive?
Then I looked back and said "Yes"
Now you see me, with hope anew,
And the hope I've shared with others
I gladly share with you
As we gather here today, every one of us agree
We've got to slay the dragon
So that we will all be free.
Chorus-Repeats Twice
Let's get out and spread the word
To the many many people who have never never heard
Of this dragon we must slay
We must tell them all today
Hey, can we depend on you,
Such an important job to do
About LMS, we must confess
We must start today and we must start without delay,
There's one more thing for sure, we are fighting for a cure
And will survive, We will survive, [We will survive]
Words by Theresa Miller and Vicky Peters, George Peters (Honorable Mention)
