"Hold On" - a song of hope for cancer patients

“坚持下去。我可以觉得它变得更好。坚持。要坚强。你能觉得它变得更好吗？”

These words of hope and encouragement are found in the chorus of the song "Hold On," written by Greg Lizee, Ph.D., associate professor in MD Anderson's Department of黑色素瘤医学肿瘤学.

In 2002, a close friend of Lizee's was going through a tough time. Lizee wanted to cheer his friend up, so he decided to write an inspiring song.

"I was playing this very optimistic-sounding chord progression and thought about putting uplifting lyrics to it," says Lizee. "In just a few days I'd written 'Hold On.'"

Lizee的歌曲性爱的诞生
Lizee first became interested in music at age eight when he began piano lessons. Four years later, he picked up his first guitar.

"I've been in many bands over the years, but just as a hobby," says Lizee. He's been writing songs for about 15 years.

Lizee并不害羞承认，他的第一首歌并不那么伟大。“”坚持“是我写的第一首歌曲，我真的可以一次又一次地倾听，”他说。

Lizee draws his songwriting inspiration from his empathy for other people. "When I have an emotional connection to something, the songs seem to write themselves," Lizee says. "Those are the songs I've been the most happy with."

A healing message for cancer patients
Last year, Lizee was approached to contribute to a CD the Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology wanted to create for patients. That's when Lizee remembered "Hold On."

Lizee为同事们播放了他的歌，他喜欢它。“我之前从来没有想过它，但歌曲中的信息适用于我们的患者，”Lizee说。“我希望他们能够与关于希望和乐观的信息有关。”

Lizee lost his own father to lymphoma when he was only 18. That's what drove him to learn more about biology -- specifically, the immune system.

现在，MD安德森的免疫医生和研究员，Lizee都188bet体育网址知道这一切cancer treatment是人们必须面对的最艰难的挑战之一。但他的信息很简单。

坚持，稍等。坚强。它会变得更好。

现在可以下载“保持ON”的全长版本iTunes和亚马逊. A majority of the proceeds will be donated directly to fund cancer immunotherapy research at MD Anderson.