Remembering Nancy LaMott: A Tribute Video

Replies
7
Views
5257
PJT
Jul 08, 2011 1:39 pm
Hi all,



I've related this story before, but now I have a video to go with it!



Back in the early 1990's I attended an ostomy group meeting in Manhattan where I met a very pretty lady who had just recently had an ileostomy after suffering for years with Crohn's Disease. We chatted for a while about our mutual interest in music and also about feeling healthy again and eating anything we wanted. Her name was Nancy LaMott and she told me she was a singer. I promised to come and see her perform and I would read about her in the newspaper and see ads for her gigs in the best clubs around NYC. I figured I had all the time in the world to see her until I read the sad news that Nancy passed away from cancer in 1995, not long after we met.



It's one of my biggest regrets that I never got to see Nancy perform live and I suppose there's a few lessons to be learned here about the frailty of life and about putting things off for another day.



Anyway, I put together this short video tribute to Nancy LaMott. I hope you like it and perhaps you will add her name to your play list.



- PJT

  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQTE13uGJQU
Primeboy
Jul 08, 2011 3:07 pm
Great tribute, PJT!
Past Member
Jul 09, 2011 1:21 am

PJT,
WOW! Not only your loss but ours also. What a voice. A little like June Christie with Dave Brubeck, I think. My kind of music. Just be glad that you had the good fortune to have met her.

Gray Logo for MeetAnOstoMate

Justbreathe

MeetAnOstoMate website turned out to be a lifesaver for me. I say this because, for me, this ostomy journey was a devastating event both physically and mentally.
Here, I found folks who understood my feelings even better than my family or friends could. Only a fellow ostomate can understand how you really feel.

Information sharing is key, as well as support and understanding, to ultimately bring more harmony into our ostomy life journey. I found here, virtually no ostomy questions that are not touched upon. Questions which some might feel, may be too trivial to contact a doctor about or even too shy or embarrassed to ask their own doctor about. They are all addressed here.

For me, anonymity was very helpful in seeking answers to each phase of this life changing medical and mental event. Sharing initial trauma feelings, ongoing support and finally acceptance was what I found with my membership here. I am not sure what my mental and physical attitude would be today without having found this site.

Additional benefits included: finding products and ideas to help with daily maintenance, innovative ideas and as a bonus - some great humor.
After all “laughter IS the best medicine”.

I have been a member for 3 years, an ostomate for 4 years - yes, I certainly wish I would have found it immediately after surgery but so very thankful I finally found it when I did as I truly believe it turned my troubled depression and situation into a more positive attitude and acceptance.

Sincerely,
An Ileostomate nicknamed Justbreathe 🫶🏼

Xerxes
Jul 09, 2011 4:59 am
PJT,



That is a wonderful tribute by a class act. We don't realize how short life can be and how we must cherish every moment of it. Some of us are most fortunate to meet people in our life's journey who have provided us with so much. The important thing, however, is that we count our blessings and be thankful that these people have entered our lives albeit often for just a brief shining moment.



X_
PJT
Jul 10, 2011 1:07 am
Thank you my friends. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
 

Words of Encouragement from Ostomy Advocates I Hollister

Play
MarkP
Jul 10, 2011 3:06 am

Such a lovely voice, a loss to the world.

Past Member
Jul 10, 2011 6:30 am
Wow, that totally opens the heart-- what a beautiful woman, and a beautiful tribute you put together-- and to one of my favorite songs.  Thanks.
zanzi1
Jul 10, 2011 7:30 pm
Thank you so much - lovely but so sad at the same time. You were both lucky to know each other.