by Nu’u
Jerry, a teenage boy with cancer, wants nothing more than to be able to sing on stage. He is given the great opportunity to compete on the game show, The Sing Off.
Jerry was a college freshman who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. All of his life, Jerry dreamed of being a famous singer; however, now that he may only have a little time left, he wanted to make that dream come true.
One day after class, Jerry called the producers of The Sing Off and told them his lifelong dream of becoming a singer and the struggles he had recently been going through. The producers felt sympathetic for him and offered him the opportunity to try out.
Jerry did his favorite song, All of Me, by John Legend. The judges were astonished by his amazing talent and unanimously voted him through to the real show.
On the set Jerry met the other contestants, one of them being an archeology professor from his college.
Jerry was full of excitement but looked nervous as a puppy going down the stairs for the first time. He slowly shimmied onto stage; sweat inched down his forehead into his brows; the audience stared with beaming eyes and waited anticipating his performance.
“Hello, my name is Jerry Simmonds and I am going to perform All of Me by John Legend.”
The audience went silent; there was no noise but the sound of the anxious breath of Jerry. The audience went from silence to roaring applause once Jerry sang the first line. He could not hold back his tears of joy, for he had completed his goal of singing on stage and was given the opportunity to fulfill his lifelong dream.
