Sara’s Got A SUNBEAM: 20th Anniversary

unreleased video from the forthcoming EP trilogy; LOSS, LIFE & LOVE MIXTAPES: VOL 1. LOSS

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 Sara’s Got A Sunbeam: As a 19-year-old just experiencing adulthood, I fell in love with Sara, my dear childhood friend. When she was diagnosed with pediatric cancer, I didn’t know what to do—there was no school-based education around grief, or caregiving, or death. I’m so grateful I could turn to my guitar, which fortunately gave me—and Sara— some solace. For two years, I played regular bedside concerts for her at the hospital, amazed at how music could bring healing to both of us.

I channeled my pain and love into a number of songs for Sara. This one, Sara’s Got A Sunbeam, became an anthem of hope and belief during her illness.

Sara’s life and death taught me to pursue what matters most; she put me on my path. Following her death and named after this song, I founded the Sunbeam Foundation for pediatric cancer research, which has provided over $1M in seed grants to young pediatric cancer researchers. I also launched a music career and a journey to help everyone find their own music through loss, adversity and mortality, a mission which is now my life’s work with Reimagine.