I’ve been absent. This is why:
October 2017 I’m thankful I was able to produce a concert that was important to me. The theme was “Love, Serve & Uplift”. I celebrated living 20 years in the Yukon by fundraising for Yukon Cares, a non-profit dedicated to sponsoring and supporting refugee families to get established in Whitehorse. It was a beautiful evening! I had a CHOIR of special people singing my songs with me! The audience was warm and generous. 💝 I called it my “last hurrah” because my symptoms had been increasing and I knew I’d have to let go of many things that I love doing. I did not, however anticipate a severe adrenal crash that I would not recover from.
It has been a rough couple of years with lots of loss and overwhelming symptoms – physical and mental. I’ve been grieving my loss of independence. It feels like it has been a long road to figure out my needs and how to meet them. Since May 2019, we have private Home Support, two lovely souls who help us part time 6 days a week to make my days easier. The home support is paid for with the generous donations from friends, family, fans and community. So much GRATITUDE! 💝 You can check out my Patreon crowd-sourcing page at this link: https://www.patreon.com/nicoleedwards/overview
This Patreon page is all about offering love to Nicole as her condition has worsened in the last year and half. We are using the Patreon model because Nicole is an artist! Become a Patron of Nicole’s today
Patreon is an avenue for me to continue sharing my creative works at my own slow pace thanks to donations. It pays for my home support. It helps me to stay connected. I am so very thankful for this! 💝
Another way to support me is to buy and share my music. You can stream, download and read lyrics at my Bandcamp page: https://nicoleedwards.bandcamp.com
In honour of Scleroderma Awareness Month (June), I made a playlist with songs that I wrote to process living with a chronic illness…..expressing loss, love and laughter. It can be streamed on Spotify. Please share.
My state of health prevents me from PARTICIPATING in life. It’s rewarding for me to be able to still share and connect through my music.
Peace, Love, Laughter and HAaaaaaaaaappinesssssss, Nicole💜