She has been a strong supporter for our foundation since the passing of her late husband George Bates from cancer last year.“What many people don’... know is that she also lost her childhood best friend from brain cancer when she was just sixteen. Nancy, let me share that with you tonight. A terrible tragedy, and sadly, this means Nancy Bates is no stranger to this terrible disease. She understands our cause. But tonight, we celebrate as we have raised a record nine million dollars!”The crowd. ’ She gave the address. It wasn’t too important. The police had fitted a tracker to the BMW and were already assembled near the house, waiting only for her to get clear before raiding the place. ‘She’s in.’ The words crackled in my ear and I tapped the door. Jen and Lauren emerged in their own clothes. I wanted to wrap Jen in my arms but there was still the small matter of Lauren’s award and time was pressing. Despite the mayhem outside the hotel all was calm as we entered the auditorium and. Staring at the chair, everything came flooding back in, everything that happened in the cabin. This one object triggered it. Sam started crying, moving toward the chair.“Sam?”He said nothing, going to his knees in front of the chair, tears dripping off his face.“Oh no,” Holly said, her own tears welling up. “This is it. This is where your mother, this is where she died.”Sam was crying profusely, shaking his head. “No.”“What is it Sam? Please tell me,” Holly said, kneeling next to him,. Taking each of the single candles on the sides, they simultaneously brought them together at the large, center candle, lighting it to signify that they had formed one family together. As they stood at the candles, listening to the solo, Melody whispered, “I had no idea he could sing too!”Chuckling, Mike replied, “The Maestro is a man of many talents. If he weren’t such a fantastic conductor, he’d probably be a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.”After the song ended, the couple returned to.