LIFEBLOOD - THE THROMBOSIS CHARITY
Mission Statement
Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity wishes to increase awareness of thrombosis among the public and health professionals and to raise research funds to improve patient care through improved prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolic disease.
A TRUE SUPPORTER OF THE CAUSE
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My name is Gemma Johnson and I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about myself and behind the scenes of Gemma Class Act.
How long have I been singing and how did it all start?
Well, I have been singing since the age of three but my first performances were at school. I was performing in all of the productions whilst participating in a drama group in my local area. I loved music as well and I did have the backing from my family and teachers to help further my career in the music field.
When I left school at 16, my mum and dad made a decision to move to Skegness, Lincolnshire UK in the Summer of 2003. I enrolled at Boston College to study Performing Arts but soon changed my course to study music on advice from my parents as they had noticed how my voice was developing.
Whilst I was at college I did the odd gig for experience in some local hotels. I then entered a Talent Competition in Skegness. I had made it through to the finals and everyone thought that it was a good achievement at just 16.
Both my mum and dad supported me. Everything was going great until my mum started to feel ill and eventually we decided to move back to the Midlands UK in 2005. Not long after that, my mum was rushed into our local George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton with severe head pains. After many tests and scans she was diagnosed with Cerebral Deep Vein Thrombosis (three blood clots on the brain). While she was ill my dad felt so low that he went to his keyboard and started to write this tune. It wasn’t until she received the all clear that he turned it into a happy song, wrote the words and then came up with the theme of the wedding. It’s called “Our Special Day (From Me To You)” and it is a very sentimental piece to us. We had the song professionally recorded in London and it made the semi-finals in the UK Songwriting Contest 2007 out of over 5000 entries
How long have I been singing and how did it all start?
Well, I have been singing since the age of three but my first performances were at school. I was performing in all of the productions whilst participating in a drama group in my local area. I loved music as well and I did have the backing from my family and teachers to help further my career in the music field.
When I left school at 16, my mum and dad made a decision to move to Skegness, Lincolnshire UK in the Summer of 2003. I enrolled at Boston College to study Performing Arts but soon changed my course to study music on advice from my parents as they had noticed how my voice was developing.
Whilst I was at college I did the odd gig for experience in some local hotels. I then entered a Talent Competition in Skegness. I had made it through to the finals and everyone thought that it was a good achievement at just 16.
Both my mum and dad supported me. Everything was going great until my mum started to feel ill and eventually we decided to move back to the Midlands UK in 2005. Not long after that, my mum was rushed into our local George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton with severe head pains. After many tests and scans she was diagnosed with Cerebral Deep Vein Thrombosis (three blood clots on the brain). While she was ill my dad felt so low that he went to his keyboard and started to write this tune. It wasn’t until she received the all clear that he turned it into a happy song, wrote the words and then came up with the theme of the wedding. It’s called “Our Special Day (From Me To You)” and it is a very sentimental piece to us. We had the song professionally recorded in London and it made the semi-finals in the UK Songwriting Contest 2007 out of over 5000 entries
GEMMA - CLASS ACT
"Our Special Day (From Me To You)" has been a popular song in both the UK and abroad. We have now decided to dedicate this song to Lifeblood - Thrombosis Charity as a way of saying thankyou for all of their support throughout my mums' illness. All proceeds raised will be monitored on this website http://www.justgiving.com/ourspecialday and with your support we can help save someone else's life.
If you would to purchase a CD, the cost is £3.00 plus P+P. For every CD we sell, the £3.00 will be shown on the Just Giving website. If this is a Charity close to your heart, you are more than welcome to make a donation on the Just Giving website above.
Thankyou so much for your support.
The Charity Single "Our Special Day (From Me To You)" can be heard on http://www.myspace.com/calmingsounds
I would like to thank everyone who has supported me in making this possible; especially my dad and mum who wrote me such a beautiful song to share with you.
Love and best wishes,
Gemma
x x x
If you would to purchase a CD, the cost is £3.00 plus P+P. For every CD we sell, the £3.00 will be shown on the Just Giving website. If this is a Charity close to your heart, you are more than welcome to make a donation on the Just Giving website above.
Thankyou so much for your support.
The Charity Single "Our Special Day (From Me To You)" can be heard on http://www.myspace.com/calmingsounds
I would like to thank everyone who has supported me in making this possible; especially my dad and mum who wrote me such a beautiful song to share with you.
Love and best wishes,
Gemma
x x x
