Olivia Newton-John, breast cancer survivor, and strong advocate for raising breast cancer awareness, recently released a CD dedicated to anyone who has been touched by cancer. The CD features performances by some of her closest friends including Delta Goodrem, Patti Labelle, Diahann Carroll and Amy Sky. One of the ten songs on the CD includes Can I Trust Your Arms, written by Olivia's daughter Chloe, as a special Christmas gift for her mother.
Olivia Newton-John shares her feelings about the CD by saying, "I believe the songs I have chosen reflect the many emotions of such a journey. By way of this CD I am grateful to be able to pass on that torch with these songs of inspiration, encouragement and understanding to all of those facing breast cancer or any other challenging journey." Part of the proceeds from Stronger than Before are going to help build a comprehensive cancer center to treat all cancers at the Austin Hospital in Melborne, Australia.
As part of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre Appeal, an upcoming event to help raise funds for the new center will be held July 15 at the Rod Laver Arena called ROCKING in the Corporate World. Ten bands from the business world will compete to prove who rocks the best in the corporate world and the winner will go on to compete at an international play-off in the U.S. Olivia will be one of the celebrity judges, with all proceeds going to the new center.
Olivia Newton-John is a much-loved performer with her audience and among her peers. Last November, she was surprised by an episode of This is Your Life, that tricked her into attending an event she thought was being hosted to raise money for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre Appeal.
Instead, it was an evening to honor her and her life's accomplishments both as an entertainer and as someone who works in making the cancer journey a little easier for cancer patients. Many tributes were made to her that evening, including ones from John Travolta, Cher, President George H. W. Bush, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, and Brian Cadd.
Cadd attributed the beginning success of Australian singers in the U.S. to Olivia's popularity and Minogue said she pretended to be Olivia when she was a girl and offered to stand in if it was ever necessary as she could do a really good impression of Olivia. Former president George H. W. Bush sent a touching message about friendship and his fondness for Olivia's naughty joke-telling. If you would like to learn more about the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre Appeal, go here.
