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mandssisters:

St. Louis, MO April 16th, 2016…by DH

For those of you who actually read our blog and not just look at the photos, we have a story we would like to tell you.  In case you are wondering “who is Beth?” and why are we telling you a story about her?   Well, because of Beth, this happened!  

Here’s why…This brave, beautiful, wonderfully sweet and generous woman that we met 4 years ago at the Ryman, has Glioblastoma multiforme stage 4, a.k.a. terminal brain cancer. (I told you the Ryman and Nashville holds all kinds of nostalgia for the Sisters.)  Through a special foundation, Beth got to fulfill her wish, which was to meet Mumford and Sons.  This was to take place in December of 2015, but they were home in the UK for the holidays so Marcus, Ben and Ted skyped with her instead.  When they found out she had tickets to the show in St. Louis, Marcus said he would get her backstage to meet the band.  They were true to their word!  The boys were phenomenal!  Winston entered the room, introduced himself…lol as if none of us knew who he was, and kissed Beth on each cheek, just as a polite English Gentlemen would!

They gave Beth their undivided attention while she presented them with grey ribbon pins in support of brain cancer. They are called “Grey Matters”.  Get it? Grey Matter…Brain…anyway…

The boys were so generous with their time and never acted as if they were in a hurry to leave or needed to be doing anything else besides just this!  They chatted with each of us and appeared to be genuinely interested in all we had to say.  After hugs all around and a group photo, and all too soon, it came time for the boys to leave and get ready for the show.  We were taken back to the lobby where we all basically stared at each other as if…”Did that really just happen?” Yes mam, it just did!  

Just so you know how supportive these wonderful gentlemen of Mumford and Sons are, they actually wore Beth’s pins during the show.  We didn’t get pictures of each of them but we did get them of Ben wearing it on his sleeve cuff and Marcus wearing it on his vest.

After we took our seats that the boys management had upgraded for Beth, we prepared ourselves for an emotional show!  Emotions were running high and tears were flowing freely and it was one of the best shows I have ever attended.  The boys were in top form and so was the crowd!  

speaking of the Crowd…BJ’s sister was spotted front and center in this pic….

As with all of Mumford and Sons gigs, it was over all too soon and AS and I had to say goodbye to our wonderful friends, JP, BE and BS…The night might be at an end but the memories will forever remain!  

If you would like to help support Beth with the ever increasing medical bills, you can make a contribution to her go fund at www.gofundme.com/bebravebeth

Mumford & Sons support yet another important cause that is often overlooked but close to the hearts of many fans. Please join Mumford & Sons in helping Beth fight Grade IV Glioblastoma Multiforme by donating through her GoFundMe, or raising awareness by reblogging this post. 

#BeBraveBeth 

kejares:

I can’t read your mind though I’m trying all the time
There’s something I don’t know, I can see it in your eyes
And as the night descends, it’s always slow again
But I am left in awe of the woman I adore