Billy Joel inspires John Fordham during his cancer battle
nationalnsw actJohn Fordham meets his idol Billy Joel as he battles cancer againWhile undergoing throat cancer treatment in 2017, entertainment agent and wine connoisseur John Fordham relied on Billy Joel's music to help him through. Last week he got to meet the canada goose clearance sale 'Piano Man' in person and it has inspired him all over again, especially now since his cancer has returned.
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Canada Goose Coats On Sale John Fordham, wine critic and founder of celebrity management business The Fordham Company, joins his son Ben for Whiskey With A Mate. The pair discuss his career working with celebrities including Alan Jones, John Lawns, Mark Taylor, Lisa Wilkinson, Andrew Johns, Tracey Grimshaw and Kerri Anne Kennerley, as well as his own health battles. Recently, Mr Fordham has dedicated himself to beating throat cancer and established a foundation to help find a cure, called Head and Neck Foundation. Image: News Corp Australia Canada Goose Coats On Sale
cheap canada goose uk When Billy Joel walked on stage in front of 50,000 fans in Denver on Thursday night, there was one person in the audience privately thanking him for how his music played a key role during a challenging period of his life. cheap canada goose uk
That person was me.
canadian goose jacket In mid 2017, after being diagnosed with throat cancer, I was assigned to the radiotherapy bunker at Randwick Prince of Wales Hospital with a special face mask affixed for a torturous six weeks of treatment. canadian goose jacket
Having inquired on the first day if music was available to hopefully distract me while huge space like machines were hovering above, I was pleasantly informed that a vast playlist was indeed available.
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Canada Goose Online For the 34 radiotherapy sessions that canada goose black friday 2019 uk followed, the same sequence of Billy Joel tracks kept my mind focused on getting through the ordeal. And each time, when Billy signature Piano Man track started, I knew only moments remained before the session would end. Canada Goose Online
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Joel recording company Sony Music got to hear about Billy role helping get me through my treatment. Through the initiative and friendship of top honcho Denis Handlin, the news eventually filtered through to Billy, which led to a personal invitation for canada goose outlet belgium me, wife Veronica and son Nick to attend his concert at Denver Coors Field.
Billy Joel "had the crowd on its feet" during his concert, John Fordham says. Picture: Kevin Mazur/WireImageSource:Foxtel
I been fortunate to have attended several Billy Joel concerts when he toured Australia, but the VIP treatment afforded to me this time around will long be treasured.
so pleased I was able to help you through what must have been a challenging time, he told me backstage ahead of another sell out performance.
canada goose store can play a very important role for people facing a challenge, as it has done in my own life. I so pleased it helping https://www.st-edwards-cam.org.uk you through yours. In a cheap canada goose little over two and a half hours, 25 of his famous songs had the crowd on its feet, canada goose outlet seattle the legendary entertainer showing no canada goose outlet sign he about to slow down. canada goose store
Four months ago, the cancer unexpectedly returned. So it was again back to radiotherapy at Prince of Wales and you guessed it Billy Joel music was again my saviour.
