Charity single

Nick’s story

Kingston upon Thames music producer and cancer patient teams up with NHS singer and choir to release Christmas single to raise funds for Kingston Hospital Charity.  

Nick Hogarth was diagnosed with a condition called M.D.S in January 2023. This is a form of bone marrow cancer and requires lengthy stays in hospital in isolation receiving chemotherapy. When he heard that he would be in hospital for months, he decided to take a small music keyboard and laptop with me, so that I could compose music in the long hours alone.

“The idea to compose a song for Kingston Hospital Charity just came to me one day having received such great care from the hospital staff, as I suffered some horrible side effects from the chemotherapies. Also, one of the doctors noticed I was a musician and said I should play at the hospital Christmas party!

“The bedroom and ensuite bathroom I spent my isolation in for six months had recently been upgraded and modernised with charitable monies. This definitely helped make it easier to live each day, while being cared for by a team who were always helpful and supportive.

“I remembered a song I had written with a co-writer many years ago which had never been released entitled ‘This Heart Beats Only For You’. Those words resounded in my mind! What an absolutely fitting title for the care the NHS show towards us! So, I found the song in my files and worked on it remotely with a nurse who was caring for me and who is a singer. We had actually met years ago in a music venue in Surbiton. An apt coincidence!

“I decided to change the original song to a more upbeat and modern style! My wife then came up with an idea for the design of the actual title for the CD. It has been an amazing positive outcome from the time spent in the wonderful care of the staff at Kingston Hospital. Thank you!”

Please download the single here and help raise funds for Kingston Hospital Charity. Watch the video trailer by clicking here