the door. That was the first con-
scious moment that I remember.
“I remember looking at the door,
hearing somebody knock, and
crawling to unlock the bolt lock,”
continued Mas. “Then I remember
him saying, ‘Who did this to you?’
And I remember the chest tube,
it’s kind of hard to forget that. I
don’t remember anything else. I
think that same sort of denial you
have that allows you to function
sort of allowed me to function and
keep playing because it was all I
was thinking about. My parents
said when they got there from
Morristown, I was talking about
canceling rehearsal. All I was
thinking about was music - that’s
what got me through it.”
Mas had to blow into a tube ev-
eryday to try to raise a ball up
the tube in an effort to exercise
her lungs and help them repair.
Doctors told her it was a miracle
that she could breathe effectively
within a few days. She was well
enough to practice the Thursday
after the stabbing and play a con-
cert the next day.
Listen to “In The Rain” by Carolyne Mas
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