Cancer survivor makes debut at Tony Award-winning musical
“I hope my journey can inspire others to pursue their dreams, no matter what life throws at them."
Each one of us is born with a purpose.
However, in the pursuit of purpose, there will be challenges that one needs to overcome if they wish to be all that the Creator has purposed for them to be.
Keely Crocker discovered her gift and purpose early on in life. At the age of four, she was already singing.
Keely was not only a good singer, but she also learnt to play instruments such as the piano and guitar.
As a versatile musician, her gift led to her performing on multiple stages.
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However, her dreams were soon shattered when she found out that she was diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease.
This affected her performance as she constantly had to worry about her health.
“We were worried, 24/7,” she told Beautiful News. “There was not a day where it was never in the back of my mind.”
The singer says she needed a kidney transplant, and she was fortunate enough to have her father offering to be a donor.
However, the process took two years before she could have a successful transplant.
“Even though you know there's a kidney, you don't know if you're going to get to that date or not,” she told the publication.
The singer, who is a student at the Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy, told the publication that while she was waiting, she had to turn to music for healing.
“Listening to music helped with the healing process, just to get me through those rough moments,” she told Beautiful News.
Now, Keely is enjoying living her dream. Not only was her liver transplant successful, but her musical talent is making waves.
She recently celebrated the success of her debut in the Tony Award-winning musical production of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’.
“I hope my journey can inspire others to pursue their dreams, no matter what life throws at them,” Keely told the publication.
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