The woman who served as inspiration for the Beatles’ Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds has fallen gravely ill with lupus, a chronic disease in which the immune system turns on the body.
Contrary to popular belief, the song is not so much an homage to LSD as it is to the day John Lennon‘s son, Julian, 4 at the time, returned home from school with a drawing of “Lucy in the sky with diamonds,” referring to his childhood friend Lucy Vodden.
The two had grown apart, but upon hearing of Lucy’s disease, Julian got in touch with her, and learning that gardening is one of the few favorite pastimes she can still enjoy, sent her a note along with gift cards for a gardening store.
Lucy, however, says she does not relate to the song, having been too young to experience the hippie culture at the time it was released.
But on a recent outing, Lucy said she heard the song playing in two different shops, and it made her giggle.
Hope it makes her feel good too!
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