Singer Michael Bublé’s son’s cancer journey and “Voice Contestant” Simon Sloan’s loss of her beloved father reminds us that grief is a difficult and a truly personal process that can occur following a loved one’s diagnosis or a death in the family. Some find solace in vulnerability and sharing how they feel with others.
While working through grief and vulnerable tackling of the emotions that accompany it, some find tools like therapy to be helpful. Support groups can also be a benefit for those who are feeling isolated in their feelings of grief. Faith can also be a powerful coping mechanism for some.
Know that it is normal to feel sad about changes in your life that might be brought on by death or a cancer diagnosis. Some days can be tougher than others, and overall, talk therapy is helpful — so it’s important to reach out to your doctor, to a therapist or to support groups in your community if you are struggling after loss.
Remember, there is no correct way to grieve. There is no perfect timeline for grieving, either.
Award-winning singer Michael Buble, 49, has admitted to experiencing “his own personal thing” while coping with his son’s liver cancer diagnosis in 2016 after “The Voice” contestant Sloan Simon, 20, said she sang for her late dad while singing Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” Buble reaction to Simon’s reasoning for singing for her dad was seen on the Nov. 26 episode of the show, which Simon spoke about in an interview on the lyrics of the song she was singing and how she connected with it as her dad was fighting cancer. Sloan explained, “The lyric, ‘You have to stop the world just to stop the feeling,’ kind of encapsulates a lot about how me and my family feel about my dad. “My dad isn’t doing great. His oncologist said he had anywhere from a couple days to a couple weeks left, and it’s tough not being with my family, but he wants me to be here.”
She added, “My mom wants me to be here. My sister, my brother, everybody wants me to be here because this opportunity being here gives them something to be excited for, too.”
Prior to Simon’s performance, Buble offered some support for the singer by telling her how his now-11-year-old son previously battled cancer and is now in remission. The “Feeling Good” singer, told her, “I went through my own personal thing when my son got sick, and I couldn’t get through it. “I just couldn’t, and that’s OK. It’s a show, and it’s not as big as you and as important as you and your trajectory and your journey. This is just a part of it.” However, it wasn’t until after her impressive performance that Buble said, “I know how brave you are. I know you and your family are going through stuff. You just lost your dad.”
Simon concluded, noting that her dad told her she was “crazy to turn back,” insisting, “So I’m here and I sang for him.” Following her touching performance, she took to Instagram to share a photo of her on stage, admitting it was “the hardest thing” she had to do in her life as she was informed her dad passed away just moments before stepping onto the stage.
She then explained,” In his [her dad] final weeks, my dad told me it was his wish for me to sing my heart out, and for the world to feel the same love and happiness that I always brought to him. “My journey on @nbcthevoice has brought so much light into my family’s life at one of the darkest times. I felt an outpouring of love that I’ll never forget. To everyone who opened up about their experiences with cancer — thank you for including me in your fight. You inspired me more than you know.”
She then thanked her coaches, Bublé and singer Gwen Stefani, for “believing” in her, as well as Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire, Jennifer Hudson, and Carly Pearce for the “kindness,” explaining further, “I’ll carry it with me as I move forward.”
Simon concluded but reminding her fans, “This spring, I’ll be releasing an album about heartbreak, loss, and love. It’s a project that means so much to me, and I can’t wait to share it with you. “I am forever grateful, forever humbled, and I hope you’ll follow along to hear what’s next.”
Michael Buble’s Son’s Cancer Journey
GRAMMY-winning singer Michael Buble previously spoke about how his son Noah’s cancer fight changed how he “saw life in a big way.” Noah, who is now 11 and in remission, was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016.
“That, of course, changed me in a big way,” it changed what mattered to me, it changed how I saw life,” Buble told Red Magazine in an interview from earlier this year. “For most of my life as an entertainer and, especially on stage, I’d become my alter ego.” “I’d become the superhero I always wanted to be. Then my wife and I went through this unthinkable thing, and I lost that alter ego,” he continued.
