Natalie Cole Returns to the Stage in Hollywood Post Surgery
by anamus on Sep.14, 2009, under Music, Shows, health, inspiration, performances, song, songs, spotlight, stage
Natalie Cole was back to stage after a major surgery. Cole underwent a kidney transplant surgery just about four months back. Her fans didn’t expect her to make such a energetic comeback to the stage on Wednesday. She performed more than a dozzen songs during her comeback concert in Hollywood.
“I really do have to say … it really is a miracle time. It’s a miracle night for me. I never thought I’d be standing here healthy and whole and 100 percent”, she addressed the crowd at the Hollywood Bowl.
The 59 year old Grammy Award winning singer, wrapped in a dazzling asymmetrical purple gown simply enthralled the audience with her performance. Starting from when she entered the stage, standing ovations by the audience continued through her performances till the end.
“My heart is very full tonight, and I know a lot of you know why. It’s just good to be back. You know what I’m saying?” she addressed to her fans as they cheered and applauded.
Cole was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in last year April. After this her liver disease was treated with chemotherapy, which led tp a kidney problem that she had to battle with later that year.
While she performed her 17 unforgettable songs that night, which includes popular numbers like “This Will Be,” “Our Love,” and “Unforgettable”, Cole said, “You know, things don’t always go the way we want it to. Things happen unexpectedly. You got to take the good with the bad”.
Cole, after fighting with a lot of serious health problems in the last couple of months, now wants to bring awareness to the health problems she has recently overcome. Cole has been quoted as referring to her last few month’s struggle as “a real tough journey”.
“One in eight people has kidney failure. That’s a lot of people and I never thought it would happen to me, but here we are”, said Cole in an inspiring way.

