Keith Urban gives intimate performance in hospital for gravely ill fan who couldn't attend his concert
Keith Urban proved he has a heart of gold.
The Australian country singer serenaded gravely ill fan Marissa English at Mercy Health St. Vincent Hospital on Friday.
The 50-year-old crooner helped fulfill the dreams of one of his biggest fans as she was unable to attend his concert in Ohio because of her condition.
Heart of gold: Keith Urban, 50, serenaded gravely ill fan Marissa English at Mercy Health St. Vincent Hospital on Friday; (pictured Tuesday)
Marissa was born with several health issues including an inoperable cyst on her brain, severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy.
'She has memorabilia from a couple of the other concerts we’ve been to. She has a T-shirt that we put on a pillow that’s beside her all the time,' Marissa‘s mother Marlise Matthews told WTOL.
'It’s actually cute because she’ll pick up the pillow and hug it and kiss it…She’ll point at it and say ‘Mr. Hottie,’ she added.
Crooner: The crooner helped fulfill the dreams of one of his biggest fans as she was unable to attend his concert in Ohio because of her condition
Survivor: Marissa was born with several health issues including an inoperable cyst on her brain, severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy
Marissa is a miracle at the age of 25 as doctors presumed she wouldn't live longer than a year.
'She stayed in the hospital five and a half months and when we took her home, the doctors said, "Go home and enjoy her for possibly a year. That might be the longest you have her,'"' Marlise said.
A social media campaign to bring Keith Urban to meet Marissa made the special serenading session a reality.
Super fan: 'She has memorabilia from a couple of the other concerts we’ve been to. She has a T-shirt that we put on a pillow that’s beside her all the time,' Marissa‘s mother Marlise Matthews told WTOL
'We knew how important it was to Marissa to be at that concert tonight and since she wasn't able to we were hoping to try and find some way to have Keith make a connection with her,' nurse Jan Cassity said.
Video from inside the hospital room shows Keith kneeling beside the bed and singing to her while he holds her hand.
'She just has such a fascination with Keith and loves to watch him on TV and listen to his music,' said Marissa's in-home nurse Jackie Codding
Admiration: 'It’s actually cute because she’ll pick up the pillow and hug it and kiss it…She’ll point at it and say "Mr. Hottie,"' she added
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