Ray Singleton Praises Wife on 'AGT'
- In an emotional episode on America’s Got Talent last night, soul singer Ray Singleton sang for his wife, Roslyn, who beat brain cancer.
- Roslyn began having headaches in 2019; a doctor said she had a tumor on her brain, and she then went through 10 months of chemotherapy.
- Having a supportive spouse, partner, parent, or friend, through cancer can make a huge difference.
Ray says he’s never stopped singing, and he’s always dreamed of performing, even while selling cars after college he kept his dream alive. “Music helps me get through hard times,” he says, recalling how, after the couple’s one-year anniversary, Roslyn started getting headaches, which led to her cancer diagnosis.
After Ray’s incredible performance, he got resounding “yes’s” from all of the judges. Roslyn joined him onstage for the emotional moment.
Brain Cancer Treatment Options
Roslyn says her headaches led her to seek medical attention. She went to the doctor, and the doctor told her, “You have a mass the size of an orange on your brain,” Roslyn remembers on the show.
The brave fighter went through ten months of chemotherapy, with Ray at her side, singing to her throughout her treatment. Brain cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, and the course of the treatment path depends upon the stage of the cancer when it's diagnosed. There have been some exciting new developments in treatment options for brain cancer.
In an earlier interview, Dr. Suriya Jeyapalana, a neurologist at Tufts Medical Center, explains the new hope that exists for people battling brain cancer. "I think there's a lot of nihilism when it comes to primary brain tumors such as glioblastoma," he says. "People are told, unfortunately, in the local community at times, you know, just go home and maximize time with your family. And that's not the case anymore."
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Supportive Partners Through Cancer
Ray serenaded Rosyln through cancer, in one of the myriad ways he surely supported his wife as she battled her disease. Having a supportive spouse, partner, parent, or friend, through cancer can make a huge difference.
Cancer can be a litmus test for a relationship. Actress and melanoma survivor Jill Kargman thinks so. In an earlier interview, she tells SurvivorNet, “I think cancer is a great way to find out if you’re with the love of your life or a shithead. I think it presses the fast forward button on getting to the bottom of that answer, because a lot of people in middle age are kind of at a crossroads, waiting for their kids to fly the coop.”
“And I think if you’re with someone who is not supportive and kind of emotionally checked out or doesn’t tell you you’re still beautiful with that, this might not be your person,” says Kargman.
Jill Kargman on Relationships and Cancer
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