People Living Through Cancer
Giving of your musical talent for an organization that has been your support group through life-threatening health issues is a gift of gratitude and a way of paying forward for the people who will need assistance in the future. This describes my friend, tenor Alex Charles Klebenow, who has organized, produced and performed three concerts benefitting People Living Through Cancer (PLTC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2007 Alex was diagnosed with cancer of the groin which metastasized to his spinal column and then his brain. His fight to hold onto life was won with the help of wonderful doctors, family and friends. Surviving is only part of cancer recovery. A patient needs emotional support and a secure place to share as well as express their anger, frustration and issues related to cancer. Alex found such a place in PLTC and over the past five years since his recovery, he has attended group sessions regularly. ...