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How Robbie Kicked Cancer - Twice (Continued)
"I didn't know if I was going to live or die or what was going to happen to me. So I used music as my outlet and wrote 'Here With You' within an hour. It's a song about dealing with the uncertainties of life and knowing that everything will be OK -that problems in life will work out in the end," Robbie said.
The next several months served as a true test for Robbie as he battled cancer. During the summer, he was on high doses of chemotherapy and was hospitalized seven times. But he responded well to the treatment and four months later the cancer was in remission. Then, in the spring of 2008, a routine CT scan showed the cancer had returned. Robbie subsequently had an autonomous stem cell transplant and remains in complete remission.
While living in Houston to get treatment at MD Anderson, he knew no one there. "I had no family or friends there. While I'm so thankful to be alive and doing so well, it's my dream that one day all Americans can get top-notch cancer care in their own backyard- without having to travel miles away to a specialized cancer center. It would have been nice to have my family minutes away and not have to relocate into temporary housing while I made my way to and from the hospital in a strange city," Robbie said.
Now, Robbie lives in Atlanta and spends his time listening to music, looking for new talent, and writing and singing vocals for producers across the globe. "I can record a vocal in my studio in Atlanta, send off the wav files to anywhere in the world, and a song is born. Dance music truly is an international form of music."
Robbie will perform three family-friendly songs at the Ride for Hope, so get ready to dance, celebrate life and hear Robbie's inspirational story.
