If I’m not mistaken, she also sang Daddy’s Hands. I think I have that in my
Father’s Day folder. I’ll also be sending up prayers for her. I’m sorry to
hear that she has left the music business. Devon.
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Indeed, what a super article. I’ve only heard a few of Holly’s songs but oddly
enough, I’d been thinking of her the last few days without knowing just why.
Guess God works in mysterious ways, and I’ll join Rosie in praying for her
speedy recovery. My breast cancer was a walk in the park compared to what
she’s facing.
Linda G.
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This is a great article. Prayers going up for Holly Dun.
On 8/25/2016 2:48 PM, nancy Lynn wrote:
Holly Dunn Shares Cancer Diagnosis, How Faith Is Helping
by Angela Stefano
August 24, 2016 7:54 PM
A well-known voice in country music in the 1980s and ’90s, has shared that she
has been diagnosed with cancer — and how her strong Christian faith is helping
her cope.
In an interview with Christian website Hallels, Dunn reveals that she’s been
diagnosed with “a rare, very aggressive form of ovarian cancer.” She’s
undergone surgery and is currently having chemotherapy treatments, but the
singer says that more tumors have appeared, “and it is going to be more of a
battle than I anticipated.”
“If you read the statistics, it is very bleak. Good thing I don’t believe in
statistics!” Dunn admits, adding, “I have a huge faith in the healing power of
God and the healing power within me that originates from my God. I look towards
a future when I am completely healed and cancer free. I ask for prayers of
strength and courage as this journey continues.”
Indeed, Dunn says that her faith, along with her family, friends and
acquaintances, are helping her through this difficult time.
“Being a Christian, I know that no matter how this chapter ends, I will be
okay,” Dunn notes. “Either upright walking on this earth or safe in my Savior’s
arms.”
Dunn, now 59, earned a number of Top 40 country hits beginning in the late
’80s, before retiring from music in 2003. Two of her singles, “Are You Ever
Gonna Love Me” and “You Really Had Me Going” hit No. 1 following release in
1989 and 1990, respectively. Dunn tells Hallels that she no longer writes music
and only occasionally sings at church, preferring instead to focus on her
artwork.
“I left the business because it was clear that radio had moved on and wasn’t
interested in anything new from me. Without radio’s support, it just gets
harder and harder to keep the wheels turning in a music career. Hit records are
the engine that drives the train,” Dunn explains. “I was still in my early 40s
and had a lot of other interests, and wanted to put my creative energy into
pursuing the field of fine arts … I also had a love affair for the southwest,
namely Santa Fe, [New Mexico], and had always wanted to live out there. It just
seemed like the right time to close out one chapter and start another. I pretty
much left Nashville and never looked back.”
