India, Nov. 1 -- Brandon Lake's music has long been a source of comfort for fans across the world - but this week, one story stood out. The Grammy Award-winner personally responded to an emotional plea from Alexandria Cheplak, a fan currently recovering from a series of major heart surgeries, who said attending his concert was her "one big dream."

Cheplak told Country Now she had undergone 30 heart surgeries in total - four in the past year alone - and was recently discharged on home oxygen. Calling Lake's music her "lifeline," she said songs like "Hard Fought Hallelujah" gave her strength to fight.

Posting from her hospital bed, Cheplak shared how worship music became her anchor through a difficult year marked by repeated heart procedu...