A daughter’s tribute to her dying mother
posted in - Inspiring, - Palmdoc |This a YouTube clip of 16-year-old Sarah Phillips’ emotional tribute to her dying mother which has become an internet sensation (via Digg.com, Daily Telegraph)
After saying an emotional farewell to her dying mother, Sarah Phillips, 16, decided to produce a personal tribute to Debbie Phillips’s four-year battle against cancer.
Alone in her bedroom, Sarah read the words of the song “Autumn”, by Scottish singer Paulo Nutini, from the internet.
Then, holding her mobile phone in her left hand and using it as a recording device, she sang the song pitch perfect without any music – and without a single mistake or hesitation.
Four and a half hours later, Sarah and the rest of her family were at Mrs Phillips’ bedside in the family home when she took her final breath. She was 48.
While advances have been made in cancer prevention, early detection and in treatment, the reality is that many patients still succumb to the disease. In Malaysia, the Cancer Statistics (pdf format) are still grim and cancer as a whole is still a leading killer in our society. Many of you would have had a loved one lost to this dreaded disease. The registry data suggests that 1:4 Malaysians will get cancer during their lifetime. Frightening isn’t it?
What can you do to help? Here are some links to websites of organisations where you can donate as they are charitable causes in the fight against cancer:
National Cancer Society (Makna)
Hospis Malaysia
Kasih-Hospice Society
Hospice Klang
If you have more links to Malaysian cancer related charitable websites please let us know and we shall put the links in the MMR.
Related link:
Malaysian Oncological Society
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March 10th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
That was beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Palmdoc.