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Losing my mum

“At the funeral, we played the song with a tribute video we had made for my mum"

Sarah’s mother died from cervical cancer when Sarah was 16 years old. In an interview placed on the NHS Choices websiteSarah says: “In the two weeks before my mum's death, I listened to Autumn all the time. I don't know why but I found it really comforting. “Paolo's album, These Streets, was one of my favourite albums around the time my mum was diagnosed with cancer, when I was 13, and Autumn always resonated with me.”

Just as Sarah found comfort in music, perhaps you will find comfort in listening to her version of the song “Autumn” that she recorded and played at her mother’s funeral.

You can listen to the recording on YouTube.

Page updated 13 July 2016