Cancer patient gets the thrill of a lifetime at Kenny Chesney concert.
Reportedly, singer Kenny Chesney gave 14 year old cancer patient, Carrington Walker, the thrill of a lifetime. Chesney randomly chose Walker, who is the Kansas Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 2011 Girl of the Year, out of the crowd to bring on stage and sing ‘Summertime’ to.
“I fell asleep that night with a smile on my face,” Carrington, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoma leukemia in September 2008, told the sources.
Before the concert began, there were two “nice, tall men” who made room right by the stage for Carrington and a woman who offered to assist in lifting Carrington so she could see better.
“I was so moved by all the people who reached out to help us that night,” Therese O’Neal, Carrington’s aunt said. “They didn’t know Carrington was sick. Kenny Chesney didn’t know she’s sick. No one there knew. Yet they were kind and generous enough to let us have their spot.”
To top it all off, Carrington’s mother had been looking for tickets in an auction and was outbid. Then someone was generous enough to give the teenager tickets to the event. Then, “someone came over and asked if we wanted these bracelets to get to the stage,” the teen said. “And we said, ‘OK, we’ll try them out.’”
Once they got to the stage, Kenny took over. “Just as we lifted Carrington up onto our shoulders, Kenny Chesney turned around, pointed to her, and just started walking over to her,” her aunt said. “He gets over to her, grabs her hand and just yanks her on the stage with him.”
“It was amazing,” Carrington said. “I couldn’t breathe at all. I just kind of stood there.”
Carrington and Therese were so caught up in the moment that they did not even get a picture. As they were leaving the event, some fans spotted the two leaving and said they got pictures and they would send them to them via email.
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