Keith Holiday of Mebane, a 61-year-old Marine veteran and terminal cancer patient, had never had the chance to watch his favorite football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, play live.
Now, with just two months to live, he was able to go to the Monday night (October 28) Steelers game, thanks to the NFL team and Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting organization for terminally-ill adults.
Holiday reached out to Dreams for Veterans, a program of Dream Foundation that serves terminally-ill veterans, when he was told that his cancer was terminal.
He has been a Steelers fan since he was 10 years old and has always dreamed of attending a game in person but never had the opportunity.
“I’ve accepted that my fate on this earth is coming to an untimely end,” Keith says.
“My life hasn’t always been easy, but watching my Steelers play, win or lose, has always brought me great joy.”
Keith and his best friend, Eric, traveled to Pittsburgh with Fisher House Foundation Hero Miles, awarded to Dreams for Veterans in recognition of the program’s innovative and positive impact on our nation’s heroes and their loved ones.
Once on the ground, they were hosted by Turo, one of Dream Foun-dation’s loyal partners, and attended the Monday, October 28, game at Acrisure Stadium against the New York Giants.
He is proud of having served. “I’ve fought for this country and my life, Keith says.
“I just want to watch my boys play and celebrate my last days!”
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