A Song Out of Cancer: A Mission to Help Others

In 2023 I was diagnosed with terminal melanoma.

After two months of immunotherapy infusions and feeling down,

I wrote a song about my experience. The song wouldn’t leave me alone. It wanted to be shared with the cancer community.

So, I gathered my musician friends and recorded it.

My friends were long-time Tampa Bay all stars, BELINDA WOMACK

and the IMPULSE band.

Belinda’s voice took the song somewhere deeper.

That’s when Cancer Culture was born.

A seasoned group of musicians all committed to sharing the song and its message with people facing cancer.

Then Kenya showed up.

My niece lives in Nairobi, Kenya, so I contacted several cancer organizations there and offered pro-bono, cancer-themed performances from our group.

We were honored to receive an invitation from Faraja Cancer Support Trust, one of Kenya’s leading cancer support organizations.

They’ve invited our crew for late September, to bring our music directly to patients— into hospitals, support spaces, and community gatherings.

Artz 4 Life Academy, where I’ve served for 35 years with my friend and mentor, Jai Hinson, is supporting this mission as our nonprofit partner.

All donations are tax-deductible.

I still live in the world of cancer, but I’ve won the first round.

Now, in my Overtime Life, I’m committed to bringing hope and compassion to others facing the sorrow of cancer.

Belinda Womack, Impulse and Jai Hinson have entertained Tampa Bay for four decades. It’s my great honor to join them and bring our hopeful, healing music to Nairobi hospital patients.

Help me make Kenyan children with cancer smile and dance...

even if it’s just for one hour.