Triumph Over Tragedy
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After the doctors had stabilized my situation; I was flown to St. Thomas Hospital by Life Force One, an air medical transport team. At St. Thomas, they rushed me immediately into surgery. At this hospital I was, eventually, diagnosed with Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. I had developed several serious infections. I had also contracted rare, flesh-eating bacteria in my right leg, and it was now entering the upper part of my body.
Triumph Over Tragedy by Jay Fox, a popular entertainer known both in his home, Bermuda, as well as in the USA and internationally, is the personal story of his journey from a beginning as a life as mixed-blood child of a single mother of limited means in a prejudicial and insular society to a highly popular singer, songwriter, performer and respected hotel manager. How he handled this challenging double life and how it affected his growing need for meaning in his life, leads to a stormy personal situation and his relocation to Crossville, a small town in Tennessee. When all was going well personally, with a family and horse training ranch, and professionally, with a busy schedule of performances and an enthusiastic following of loyal fans, tragedy struck when a wasp sting turned into an infectious disease, (diagnosed as Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome) which cost him his leg and threatened his very life. His faith in God and the support of his family, friends and fans have led him to a future he could never have anticipated.
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Triumph over Tragedy by Jay Fox, a popular entertainer known both in his home, Bermuda, as well as in the USA and internationally, is the personal story of his journey from a beginning as a mixed-blood child of a single mother of limited means in a prejudicial and insular society to a highly popular singer, songwriter, performer, and respected hotel manager. How he handled this challenging double life and how it affected his growing need for meaning in his life leads to a stormy personal situation and his relocation to Crossville, a small town in Tennessee.
When all was going well personally, with a family and a horse-training ranch, and professionally, with a busy schedule of performances and an enthusiastic following of loyal fans, tragedy struck when a wasp sting turned into an infectious disease, diagnosed as group-A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which cost him his leg and threatened his very life. His faith in God and the support of his family, friends, and fans have led him to a future he could never have anticipated.
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David (Jay) Fox built a substantial career in hotel management in Bermuda, his home. After dark, he became Jay Fox, the charismatic and unforgettable music professional. As a singer, songwriter, and interpreter of popular music, he performed and produced music, his own and that of other artists, and served as an international ambassador of song for Bermuda. His search for meaning and purpose in his life led him to become a minister of song and the gospel and a song evangelist in local churches and in concert in his new home in Tennessee. His life and career met a deadly challenge when a wasp sting led him to discover the lessons coma, near-death experience, and amputation can teach. Life has trained him in a hard school. This book is the result.