We'll miss you, Sandy

 

 We have been losing a lot of famous people this year. Anne Hache, Virginia Patton, James Caan and many more... the one that surprised many of us, was Dame Olivia Newton-John. Who was she? Do we miss her? And what legacy did she leave behind.

  She's known for many things. Her acting, her singing and even being an animal rights activist. Born around September 26th, Olivia Newton-John was born in England to a family that was considered middle-class. Around the 1970's was breakout roles. Not just in her singing but acting too.

 For some people, they would know her for her workout song called "Let's get Physical," but to others, through the movies as her character named Sandy in Grease. I never saw the movie, but it was considered a hit. John Travolta and she became the best of friends ever since.

 Besides "Let's get Physical," she was known for other hits like: 'Something better to do; Please Mr. please; Come on over' and many more. She doon had to deal with a lawsuit with MCA records. She even sang a few songs in Grease when she became Sandy. A girl from a new part of town where she had to learn to fit in

    The songs from Grease were a huge hit like: "You're the one that I want", "Hopefully devoted to you", "Summer nights", "Sandy", "Grease Lightnin'" and many more. The movie was an amazing hit, but I never even seen it once. I just know bits and pieces as well as the ending as when they fly off into the sky in a car.

  But soon, she started to have multiple health problems. Breast Cancer, Sciatica, and her bones ended up getting Stage 4 cancer which spread to most of her body. I knew through the years her health was deteriorating. It's sad to lose someone to cancer. I have lost many family members to it, and it is sad. She tried using Cannabis oil to ease the pain she was going through

  Olivia Newton John was also married and had a daughter named Chloe who was trying to follow in her mother's footsteps in acting and singing. She was by her mother's side when she was dying. Everyone poured tributes to her especially John Travolta who recently lost his wife to cancer. 

Going through cancer was hard for the family to deal with. Especially her daughter. Sadly, Olivia lost the battle on August 8th of this year. She wasn't the first actor from the Grese movie to die. A few actors from that movie died before her. Edd Byrnes and Alcie Ghostley died before her. 

  Now she's in heaven with all the other Grease actors that went before her. I'll always remember that scene in Grease where she waves goodbye to everyone as she sat next to John Travolta in that car. Then again, did the characters die in the movie? I don't know, but all I know is...we'll miss you, Sandy. I mean Dame Olivia Newton John. We hope you're smiling up in heaven no longer in pain.