Of Mice & Men surprise terminally ill teenage fan with guest appearance on new album
14-year-old Cassy also had the very first listen of the record
Of Mice & Men have surprised a teenage fan with terminal brain cancer by giving her a guest appearance on their upcoming fourth studio album.
First diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014, in January this year 14-year-old OM&M super fan Cassy was given six months to live by doctors.
Having had close contact with Cassy in the past, when they discovered she might not get the chance to hear their new record, Austin Carlile and co. got together with the charity LTD Foundation and set about arranging a listening party for Cassy.
As well as being the very first person to hear the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Restoring Force’ in its entirety, the band then told Cassy that a recording of her clapping to one of the album tracks is included on the record.
LTD Foundation, which bridges the music industry together with fans who have terminal diseases, shared full details of the day on their Instagram account.
They wrote:
Today will forever be engraved as a Very Special Day in our hearts. A precious, strong and defiant young lady named Cassy walked into our lives and forever changed them!
Cassy was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014, and then later at the age of only 14 was told this past January that she would possibly only survive another 6 Months.
The relationship and history between Cassy, @austincarlile and the Band @omandm has been a rich one over the Years. When they found out that there was a possibility that Cassy could miss the release of their New OM&M Album, they sprung into action through their Great Team over at Raw Power Management who immediately contacted our LTD Foundation.
Working alongside her favorite band OM&M, Our @ltdfoundation set up a Dream Day Full of Surprises for Cassy and Family!! Starting with the awesome room and gift bags from the nice people at ‘Crown Plaza Saddle Brook Hotel,' then over to a private lunch at one of her fav’s ‘California Pizza Kitchen’ where she was even awarded her very own CPK chef coat and hat (Lucky).
But undeniably, the most memorable for Cassy was the private listening party given to her by her favorite band @omandm; Cassy is the Very 1st Person to hear their New Album!
And if all of that wasn't enough, OM&M surprised her with the recording of Cassy clapping to the beat and told her that she will forever be engraved onto one of their songs (unbelievable).
Today was a much needed day for Cassy, Mom, Cousin and Family, as was it for all involved... Today was a day to forget all the stresses and problems of the World and to be surrounded by nothing but pure Love, Happiness and Joy... Today Cassy was disease free; Today Cassy was "Living The Dream"...