"For Good" with Mandy Gonzalez

I was selected to sing "For Good" from Wicked with actor Mandy Gonzalez for a virtual fundraiser for ABCD, a Milwaukee-based organization that supports breast cancer patients during and after their diagnosis. Hearing Mandy's history with breast cancer was so inspiring, and she continues to work as a multi-faceted artist tackling many social issues, both in and out of the arts, such as providing support for breast cancer patients.

From ABCD's website: "In 1992, Melodie Wilson Oldenburg, an Emmy award-winning Milwaukee journalist, announced on live television that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Being in the public eye, she continued talking about her disease on television and in the community. As she talked, call after call came in from people Melodie had never met, asking simply…what do I do? They too, had been diagnosed with breast cancer but felt alone and overwhelmed.

Melodie brought together physicians, clinicians, survivors, patients and caregivers and launched ABCD in 1999. To this day, her founding vision remains clear: “No one should go through breast cancer alone.”

The ABCD community was deeply saddened by Melodie’s passing in November 2009, as were all who knew her. But gratitude for her vision of what could be and the legacy she has left for those diagnosed with breast cancer are the foundation of our work going forward."