She had suffered a series of bereavements, including the loss of guitarist Alan Murphy, who had started working with her on The Tour of Life in 1979, and her mother Hannah, to whom she was exceptionally close.
Hun havde oplevet flere dødsfald, heriblandt guitaristen Alan Murphy, som hun havde samarbejdet med siden sin Tour of Life-turné i 1979, og moderen Hannah, som hun havde et meget tæt forhold til.