{"id":119655,"date":"2023-03-23T16:59:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T20:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=119655"},"modified":"2023-03-24T17:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T21:42:20","slug":"bbc-essex-vicar-rev-matthew-simpkins-creates-song-from-cancer-scanner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=119655","title":{"rendered":"(BBC) Essex vicar the Rev. Matthew Simpkins creates song from cancer scanner"},"content":{"rendered":"

A vicar undergoing treatment for stage four skin cancer has made a song from the sounds of an MRI scanning machine.<\/p>\n

The Reverend Matthew Simpkins, of Lexden in Colchester, was first diagnosed with the disease in 2019.<\/p>\n

In 2021, the cancer returned and the 44-year-old, who is the priest-in-charge of Lexden, has had months of treatment and various scans.<\/p>\n

“I thought the way I am going to get through this is by writing a song during this scan,” he said.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An Essex vicar found the best way to cope with MRI scans – was to turn the noises into a pop song 🎸
Matt has stage 4 cancer & says making music is therapy to him
This weird and wonderful story is on Look East at 6:30pm! 🎥 #essex<\/a> #colchetser<\/a> #suffolk<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/JgMdMh85v6<\/a><\/p>\n

— Zoie O'Brien (@ZoieOBrien_) March 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n