Thursday, February 25, 2010

Quote today...

"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see all else." CS Lewis

itunes...

If you are into downloading good music from itunes, you should check out "Today" by Matthew David; this is the Olympic theme song that Chris wrote, composed, played and recorded, for the city of Richmond. I posted the lyrics below in a previous post.

Also our good friends,the band Starfield, are currently #1 on itunes in Canada!! Their newly released cd "The Saving One" features a song that Chris titled and co-wrote called,"Glory is Rising".

Chris's cd "FLY" is available on itunes as well. Every time these songs are purchased, my husband makes his living:)

Sunday, February 21, 2010

To being unique...

"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."- John F. Kennedy

Thursday, February 18, 2010

My husband's contribution to the 2010 Olympic games...

Chris wrote the Olympic theme song for the city of Richmond. He calls it "Today", it's alias is "Dream it":)
You can find it on youtube; sung by a friend Matthew David (Matt Cooper)The city of Richmond did a great video for it; you'll see Chris in the background playing piano:)
Chris wrote, composed, played and recorded every instrument, in our studio.(Epimino Sound)Chris mixed, mastered, live recorded the choir on location, and had our babysitter, Shelby Sperling (a very gifted young vocalist) do the female background vocal:)
Matt will be singing Chris's song on Canada AM this Saturday morning, from the Richmond Olympic Oval. We will be there for 4am film time as a family, hopefully you'll see us. The Canadian Tenors will also be singing. It should be an amazing show!!

Tune in!!

The following are the lyrics of Chris's song.

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Today
Words and Music Copyright Chris Janz 2009

Verse 1

It's begun, you live to see the chance of a lifetime,
You can run, you can fly, you can win, here and now is the right time

Come on, come on, it's just beginning

Chorus

It starts with a dream and then becomes
The heart of a seed and the soul of a love
You start to believe that belief is enough
The future's just a dream away
And we believe the future starts today

Verse 2

It's a call, in the ground in the air that we're breathing
Through it all, you have always been believed in

We're born to shine and more than ever
This is the time to show it better
Walk through the fire, there's no surrender
Let's give a fight the world will remember

Bridge

The dream is more than one we're all together
Dig deep, and find the strength within
And we believe that this will last forever
Our dream, our future now begins

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Quote today...

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." C.S. Lewis

My message to other breast cancer patients...

I often have women contact me for advice and information about breast cancer. My message lately has often had the same theme as the following message
I sent a woman recently. This message my speak to other women's hearts as well, so I've decided to share it.

My Dear,

I hope your test results are fine. But I feel prompted to tell you that the only real regret I have in my life was not taking the advice of some Dr's, when I was 23 with my first diagnosis of breast cancer, to remove my other breast at that time. Experiencing advanced breast cancer, lymph node positive, at 35, with a husband and 2 young children was horrific. IT was a nightmare that could have been avoided if I'd done the radical surgery and had my right breast removed when the left was.I actually had the ball rolling to have the right removed, after having our two daughters, for prevention; the surgery was booked for July and I found out I had breast cancer again in March. By July it may have been to late.
I am haunted by the fear of reccurance basically everyday. Because the cancer had a chance to enter my lymphatic system, it could threaten my life for the rest of my life. I wish I had taken the advice 15 years ago and avoided this tragic event for myself and my family, that started almost three years ago and hasn't really ever stopped.
The decisions you make are very personal ones, and I respect that. But since you reached out to me I thought I'd take the opportunity to express my inner most thoughts, feelings and emotions attached to this. I hope and pray you are well at this time and that you will always remain cancer free.
While writing you I feel very emotional, even shedding tears. I so wish I could go bakc and change that one thing in my life.
Though I believe that God uses all things for good and His glory...I do so wish I'd made a different personal decision so many years ago.
Just as an aside; I happen to LOVE my new silicone breasts. They are my new girls:) I joke and call them adopted...because I love them just as much as I would if they were my own:) There are definately "perks" to these girls and I can honestly say I have never missed the others. Especially since they were trying to kill me, I was ok with letting them go.
Hind sight is 20/20...but perhaps I've given you a peek.
This is a radical disease that I believe deserves an equally radical approach to fighting it.
Dr. Lennox has an amazing reputation and I've heard he does great work; getting in to see him is a privilege, I've never had the chance. If you are already on his patient list, and he has a file on you, you'd be able to get into see him much more quickly than someone else. Right now it's a 2-3 year wait for him. IF you've seen him within the last 7 years that is; they discard patient files after 7 years. If it was more than 7 years, I woulds still try to get in to see him anyway by calling his office and explaining. But that's just me...
This is your life, your breasts, your breast cancer and your decision. I believe that, but sometimes I wish it wasn't so hard to live with my decisions!!

God Bless you. I have already said a tearful prayer for you. My heart aches for you when I don't even know you. I know where you have been. I've been in your shoes.

Take care of you and feel free to keep in touch.

Sincerely,

Feather Janz