"I'm a patient, just like all of you," said Jesus G., addressing the others in the room. "I'm fighting, just like all of you. I'm going to sing a little to bring you happiness as we do what we do."
Hooked up to chemo infusion at the HonorHealth Research Institute, his fellow patients smiled, relaxed and tapped their feet as cancer-fighting meds dripped into their veins and "Guantanamera" floated through the air. A father and his teenage daughter danced in an aisle, and a nurse waved to Jesus as she walked toward a patient.
Jesus, a professional singer who had surgery for stage IV colorectal cancer, visits the institute every two weeks for his chemo. "Music helps me forget about my pains," he said. "It's my therapy. I used to sing five or six times a week." He's cut back his schedule because of fatigue from his cancer treatment, but hopes to entertain often at the institute.
Jesus and his wife, Rosalia, who have been married 38 years, have two adult children and a toddler grandson. "I have to sing love songs to her — she carries my equipment when I sing," Jesus said with a twinkle in his eye.
Enjoy his rendition of "Fly Me to the Moon."