Grammy-winning disco legend Donna Summer, who steamed up the charts in the 1970s and 80s with raunchy hits like "Love to Love You Baby" and "Hot Stuff," died Thursday aged 63, her family said.
Known as the Queen of Disco, the singer whose hits also included "I Feel Love" and "She Works Hard for the Money," died in Florida from lung cancer, the TMZ celebrity news website said.
"While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy. Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time."
TMZ reported that she had kept her illness quiet, and didn't appear too sick only a couple of weeks ago, citing sources as saying she was focused on trying to finish a new album she had been working on.
It cited sources as saying Summer believed she developed lung cancer after inhaling toxic particles following the September 11, 2001 Al Qaeda attacks in New York.
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I am shaken when I hear about someone who has succumbed to cancer. My first thought is 'Were they aware of waht it takes to increase the odds of healing?
Statistics do not reflect what they’re touted to because of this very point. No studies track what a cancer patient is doing in their home, in their mind and in their bodies.
Are they eating cancer-fighting foods? Are supporting their immune system with targeted supplements? Do they participate in a form of exercise that strengthens and moves the energy? Are they positive and determined to recapture good health? Do they surround themselves with cheerleaders and friends who lift them up? Do they live in fear or do they embrace the fact that this is as an opportunity for deep transformation?
Without this vital information, no one can claim that 60% of xyz patients live 5 years after recurrence of some cancer, and that 30% will have no recurrence, or that 46 % of breast cancers will reappear in the other breast... etc.. (Those are made-up stats for argument’s sake).
Patients must be educated about the CRITICAL importance of adding Complimentary Therapies and controlling their thoughts and outlook.
Only a couple of the allopathic doctors I worked with in the past 2 years admitted they only had ONE class in Nutrition during Med School!! I knew way more than they did on that topic. My radiologist asked me for a list of the supplements I was taking, and what the benefit of each one was. She was the only doc interested enough to begin to explore that area. How sad is that?
Herein lies my passion.. to get the word out, to be a resource for more information, to help others increase their quality of life and God Willing their chances of conquering their illness and keeping it at bay through proper nutrition and mind-body support.
~ Be Well. ♥