MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A cancer patient got the thrill of a lifetime during a Garth Brooks concert in Minnesota Friday night.
When Brooks spotted Teresa Shaw’s unique sign at a concert, he took a moment to do something special for the cancer patient.
KTVI reports that after Shaw endured a grueling five month battle against stage-three breast cancer, she traveled from Iowa to Minnesota to see Brooks.
During the show, she held up a sign that read, “Chemo this morning… Garth tonight… Enjoying the dance,” a nod to the Country superstar’s hit song “The Dance.”
Brooks saw the sign and stopped the show. Touched by the message, Brooks walked over and began singing to her. He then handed her his guitar.
“You have all of my strength. You have everybody’s strength in here and you go kick cancer’s ass,” Brooks said to the crowd.
Brooks’ mother and sister both died from cancer.
The cancer survivor said seeing Brooks was a her treat now that she was finished with her treatments.
“This was right on top of my bucket list,” Shaw said about the concert.
But Shaw was amazed that Brooks gave her his guitar.
“To give away something like that is just… It’s remarkable and now if I ever have a bad day, I can always go look at his guitar and get inspiration,” Shaw said.
Shaw said she will forever cherish the memories from the concert — and her new guitar.
Teresa Shaw’s
