It's not funny to wake up when half your life is gone, and realise what you really need to be doing.
And what I want to do, is share the songs Vera's life has inspired me to write. They are borne from 10 years of being on this journey with her and all the people who have come into our lives because of her.
While it is very heartening to see lots of effort being made to celebrate the sporting and artistic abilities of persons with disabilities, what about the severely disabled? Those like Vera who can't talk, can't understand what we're saying, and really can't do very much besides lie there?
There is purpose to their life too.
They are here to let us stare weakness and imperfection in the face and understand them intimately. To give us a chance to see that true beauty lies within imperfection, that true strength comes from weakness.
All these years, Vera has helped me to heal, through the painful yet cathartic process of songwriting.
Two years ago, she pulled back from the brink. She wasn't done yet. She's inspired 2 more songs since then.
I have to be her voice.
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