Carry On

Written by Trevor Sugden

Guitar by Ben Buddy Slack. Fiddle by Kieran O’Malley.

Recorded by David Whitaker at Old Chapel Recording Studios, Leeds.

Photography by Craig Sugden

“Synopsis of why I wrote the song ‘Carry On’

I was diagnosed with Liver Cancer 13th May 2022. What do you do, what do you think, how do you feel? I avoided all these natural questions; whether that was from fear or confusion I don’t know. I remember the doctor saying you’ve got a tumour on your liver and my immediate response was; what can I do to help. He replied that’s what we like to hear a positive reaction. So, from then on without really considering another choice I decide to try to carry on and keep this positivity as if nothing had changed.

I was in the best place in the hands of the best clinicians. I felt safe, I had wonderful support not only from family, friends and Neighbours but everyone I met in hospital from cleaners to consultants, so all I had do was carry on. The medical team came up with a great plan and amazingly on the 31st May I had a successful surgery and the removal of my tumours and gall bladder. I recovered well and six days later I was home. Two weeks later scans revealed the operation was a success and the cancer had gone.

Unfortunately, since then my cancer returned and further surgery was not an option. Finally in October I began Radiotherapy.
Throughout this time I managed to maintain a positive attitude. This was the reason I was able to write; with the help of a local Yorkshire charity called ‘The Swan Song Project’, a song called ‘Carry On’ in the hope that it would help fellow patients to realise a positive mind set does help in many ways; not only yourself but everyone involved and around you.”

Trevor Sugden