Proving that he really is a superstar in every sense of the word, David Beckham went out of his way this week to make one special fan’s dream come true.
Andy, who has stage 4 cancer and who has been a Beckham fan for 12 years, had his wish granted in a pretty spectacular fashion.
After his diagnosis in 2013, Andy’s wife, Leyla, wanted to make her husband’s dreams come true by organising a meet-up with his favourite soccer star.
Starting a hashtag, #AndyWantsToMeetDavidBeckham, Leyla diligently campaigned for months.
And this week, it all paid off.
Bringing along his wife, Victoria, and his eldest son, Brooklyn, David went for a visit to Andy’s house whilst on holiday in the US.
Posting on Instagram, Leyla wrote of the visit, “For those of you who don’t know about my husband Andy, he has stage 4 Cancer and he made a YouTube video to @davidbeckham telling him that one of his bucket list wishes was meeting him.”
“Simon his manager made all of the arrangements and he helped us with Andy’s dream. We met David and his family including beautiful and sweet @victoriabeckham and @brooklynbeckham treated us like if we were family.”
“They paid all of our travel expenses and they are even sending us out for dinner. We will never forget this experience I am shaking still. The Beckhams truly are wonderful people! #AndyWantsToMeetDavidBeckham #dreamscometrue #teamAndy #sunsetsforAndy.”
Andy has been a fan of David since 2003, “It has been a dream of mine to meet David Beckham ever since I became a soccer fan while serving a mission for my church in Mexico in 2003… around the time he signed for Real Madrid.
“I know it’s a long shot, but I think if everyone peppers FB with this post, along with Ellen’s page we may be able to make it happen.”
“I know it’s 100 per cent selfish, and it may not make a lot of sense to a lot of people, but he has been a big role model for me in the short time I’ve been following him. Meeting him would be the icing on the cake to the example he’s inadvertently been in my life.”
Since his diagnosis on Christmas 2013, Andy has undergone 40 chemotherapy treatments, 25 radiation treatments, two bone marrow transplants, and two major surgeries.
