Muling nagbabalik ang actress-singer na si Timmy Cruz matapos ang pitong taong pamamahinga sa showbiz.
Sa isang mediacon, inilunsad si Timmy bilang bagong talent ng Artist Circle ni Rams David, at dito niya ikinuwento kung bakit iniwan ang mundo ng pagkanta at pag-arte noong 2016.
"So what happened to me, I was in a teleserye, Once Again, with Ms. Jean Garcia and Mr. Aljur Abrenica in 2016.
"I was playing a mother and we’re inside the hospital, yung aking anak doon sa teleserye, meron siyang sakit, so nasa hospital kami.
"Tapos, bigla kong naisip na magpa-check up that day, kasi, nandoon nga kami sa hospital," bungad ni Timmy.
Naghintay pa raw ng ilang linggo si Timmy para sa kanyang routine check-up na ginagawa niya kada taon.
Dito raw natuklasan na mayroon siyang breast cancer.
Aminado si Timmy na hindi naging madali sa kanya na tanggapin ang diagnosis ng doctor.
Balik-tanaw niya: "I asked the doctor, 'What is it?' And the doctor said, 'It's cancer.' So, when I heard that, no matter how strong you are, giba lahat.
"Even if the cancer was very small, I decided to remove one of my breasts.
"Doing that as a woman, it's really something. Super dramatic ang moment na iyon."
Kaswal nang naikukuwento ni Timmy , pero nilinaw niya na dumaan siya sa proseso bago natanggap ang kanyang health struggle noong panahong iyon.
"I had to talk to myself and say goodbye to one of my breasts," aniya.
Sabay tukoy sa breast reconstruction na nirekomenda sa kanya ng doktor, "But it's okay, I have an implant, just so you know.
"I never want anything false in my body. Ayaw ko talaga ng anything na hindi totoo sa akin binigay.
"So noong sa akin binigay, inisip ko, kailangan kong tanggapin."
Sa puntong iyon ay nagdesisyon si Timmy na magpahinga.
"So, I decided that it’s really time for me to take a break so I can take care of myself.
“But, the challenge is it’s over in a few months. I didn’t have to go chemotherapy or anything. It’s just my choice to go deeply in a self-care."
Dagdag niya, "You know, sit back, relax muna, and enjoy what you should be enjoying. That’s what I did.”
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HOW TIMMY STARTED COMPOSING SONGS
Nagbakasyon daw siya sa ibang bansa, nang bumalik sa Pilipinas ay naging abala sa pag-aaral ng Eastern meditation sa Brahma Kumaris Spiritual University, isang retreat house sa Tagaytay.
"So what I did, even if I’m not singing mainstream, I was singing a lot for our meditation community. For retreat, seminars, I was very active there."
Dito raw nakilala ni Timmy si Jeli Mateo ng record label na Flip Music.
"And that’s where Jenny came up to me and said, 'Ms. Timmy, yung mga music mo ba, nasa labas na iyan? Naririnig ba iyan ng mga tao?' Sabi ko, 'Hindi. Dito lang.'
"Tapos sabi niya sa akin, 'We want to bring your music out there.' And she was so young at that time, looks like a high school kid.
"And I said, 'Okay, let’s do it.' The next thing I knew, we we’re signing a contract and the songs that I wrote when we we’re in vacation are really out in all digital streaming outlets.
"So it’s really nice that I sat back first because I was able to fulfill my dream of becoming a composer."
Ang kanyang comeback Christmas single, ang "All I Want Is You," ay sarili niya ring komposisyon.
Isa pa raw na nag-inspire sa kanya ay ang talented singer-composer-actor na si Ogie Alcasid.
Patuloy ni Timmy: "Kasi, sabi ko sa sarili ko, how can I call myself an artist if I only interpret other people songs. So okay, meron kang mga songs, pero, hindi naman ikaw ang sumulat.
"So, sabi ko, ‘Lord, turuan mo naman akong magsulat. So there was one day, I was in a teleserye and nandoon si Ogie Alcasid. E, di ba, magaling iyan na composer.
"Sabi ko, 'Ogie, turuan mo naman akong magsulat, o.' Sabi ni Ogie sa akin, 'Kaya mo iyan.' Sabi ko, 'Paano mo ba ginagawa?' Tapos sabi niya, 'Basta mag-emote ka lang.'
" Ang hirap naman noon. Sabi niya, 'Subukan mo lang nang subukan.'
"And I took his advice and now, I composed my music, and it’s distributed by Flip Music.”
May 28 songs si Timmy na naka-release na sa digital platform, at pang-29 ang rank ng kanyang bagong Christmas song.
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