Fight Song

Fight Song

By Theresa Miller, Vicky and George Peters.

Sung by Vicky Peters AKA LMS American Idol.

Theresa Miller & Vicky Peters

This is to the tune of I Will Survive

We Will Survive

First I was afraid, I was terrified

When the doctor told me he found it hiding deep inside

And I spent so much time thinking what did I do wrong?

Then I decided to beat this Cancer

I would have to become strong

And so I went on line to find limited information

But I almost lost my mind

All was sad and all was gloom

Offered no hope only doom \Was this the end for me?

Was this the way it had to be?

And then I went on line again

There I found this great foundation

And I knew I'd found a friend

They picked me up when I was down,

Put my feet back on the ground

Said that if "together" we would stay

Then that the dragon we would slay

And so I'm here to share with you

That the support you give to others

Will always come back to you

You will have the strength to stand

So take another by the hand and we'll survive

Yes we'll survive

Hey-Hey!

It took everything I had not to fall apart

But I needed to share the burden that was on my heart

Through the treatments and the test,

Not being sure about the rest

Would I survive?

Then I looked back and said "Yes"

Now you see me, with hope anew,

And the hope I've shared with others

I gladly share with you.

As we gather here today, every one of us agree

We've got to slay that dragon

So that we will all be free.

Chorus-Repeat Twice

Let's get out and spread the word

To the many many people who have never ever heard

Of this dragon we must slay

We must tell them all today

Hey, can we depend on you,

Such an important job to do

About LMS, we must confess

We must start today and we must

Start without delay,

There's one thing for sure, we are fighting for a cure

And will survive, We will survive,[We will survive]

Words by Theresa Miller

Vicky Peters

George Peters [Honorable Mention]

   I WILL SURVIVE

     When I was first diagnosed with LMS you could have knocked me over with a feather. After months of hearing "only fibroids" I was told "rare form of cancer no cure." I got very scared.

     My husband read info online and told me not to look. A few weeks passed and I just had to take a peek for myself. I could not find one positive thing. All I could find was bad news and death. I wished at that moment that I had listened to my husband. But it was too late, a cloud of fear followed me.

     My sister Vicky went online and came across our LMS site. She talked to Lori Hoag (a very positive person and key player in our foundation) who said NO this isn't the end, its the beginning of a battle with the dragon.

     She spoke of a few who had made a difference in raising funds for research. How so many are out there fighting for a cure. At that moment hope came back into my life.

     I talked to Lori about writing a song for our group and she encouraged me to go for it. While listening to an old favorite "I Will Survive" I knew what I needed to do.

     I borrowed a friend's karaoke tape and put my words to the tune. I had a battle with this because LMS was hitting not only close to home but was pounding at the door. I got the beginning of the song done about the doctor finding it (LMS) hiding deep inside. How online I was offered no hope. Was this the end for me?

     Then Vicky and her husband George stepped in and helped make it a positive song. How we have got to slay the dragon so that we will all be free. The song ends similar to the original version---WE WILL SURVIVE!

     Vicky sang it for the first time at HUGFEST 2006. I had the best time every sitting and watching the faces of everyone. People we laughing, crying, smiling, clapping, sitting, standing and basically cheering like they were at a baseball game. But I will always remember the look on Lori's face when Vicky sang
"Said that if together we would stay. Then the dragon we would slay!" She had her hands over her mouth (I think it was to force herself to not cheer so she could hear the words) her eyes never left my sisters face (I don't even think she blinked). Tears filled her eyes and when Vicky was done singing she jumped to her feet cheering. At that moment hope washed over me.

     I knew we needed to share this song so we want everyone dealing with LMS to have a copy of our "I Will Survive" CD. Please email the LMS site and put CD in the subject line. I will need your name and address and it will be sent right out. There is no charge but if you want to do something please send a donation to our foundation stating its for the CD.

Hope - Always,
Theresa Miller

National LeioMyoSarcoma Foundation
129 Hawkins Rd
Maryland, NY 12116
607-638-9551
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