[Watch] Cancer Nurse Joins Musician Patient in Epic Rendition of 'O Holy Night'

Will Maule : Dec 19, 2019
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"We connected with our musical interest and I wanted to do something for him to help him forget that he was in the hospital and just bring him some happiness. So I brought him my guitar and here we are now." -Alex Collazo, nurse

[Faithwire.com] A wonderful video of a festive moment between an oncology nurse and her patient has gone viral. (Screengrab image: via Facebook-Brandi Mykle Leath)

The footage features Alex Collazo, a nurse at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute, singing with long-time Nashville musician Penn Pennington. Their chosen duet? The 1847 Christmas classic, "O Holy Night."

Pennington, 67, is back on the Oncology ward after his cancer, beaten into remission a decade ago, returned with a vengeance.

"I've been told that it's more life-threatening, it's more aggressive, fast-growing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma," the musician told TODAY. "The particular plan for treating this strain of lymphoma has been an inpatient in the hospital, five days worth of chemo. Because it's so aggressive, we're having to hit it really hard"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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