Sheppard, who wasn’t her husband at the time she was diagnosed, but remained a strong, supportive force throughout the medical challenges she faced. She also details her life with country artist, T.G. I didn’t have that, so that’s why I decided to be so authentic with it. “The reason I decided to be so honest and personal is because I would have given anything if I’d had someone to talk to me bluntly when I was going through it. She shares her emotions, her struggles, her treatment, and some of the disagreements she had with doctors about treatment choices. Langs goes into detail about discovering she had breast cancer only after her own instincts kept telling her something wasn’t quite right. Memoir by Kelly Lang called "I'm Not Going Anywhere." Courtesy of Kelly Lang Newton-John lost her battle with cancer in August of 2022 and Lang still mourns her loss. Olivia sang ‘ Che-mo dropout.’ She was so quick-witted, you know?” “Without missing a beat, Olivia began singing the “Beauty School Dropout,” song from Grease, but she changed the words. When she asked Lang whether she’d had chemo as part of her treatment, Lang told her she had but opted to stop it earlier than doctors recommended. Lang says Newton-John had a great sense of humor. She said, ‘Olivia, this is Kelly and she’s had breast cancer, too.’ And so, Olivia and I started talking about that our first time together.” “I met Olivia through our mutual friend Barry Gibb, through Barry’s wife, Linda.
“I think every woman who goes through breast cancer, when they find out about one another’s journey, they find themselves with a different connection than normal, it’s like a sisterhood,” Lang says. Lang and Newton-John were close friends who bonded, initially because both had battled breast cancer. The album has Dolly and Olivia singing “Jolene,” Paul Anka and Olivia paired for “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” and Lang and Newton-John together for “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” just to name a few. Cover of Olivia Newton-John duets album "Just The Two Of Us" set for release May 5th Photo by Robert Lynden, Cover Image Courtesy of Primary Wave Music
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