Bruce Springsteen's Working On A Dream tour was a dream come true for Shane Boyd Cowden.
The fact that the 32 year old Chatham man got to meet his idol and hear him perform live before he died offers comfort to his mother Colleen Boyd.
In Toronto the 2009 concert, which Colleen and Springsteen fans from around the world fought to get Shane tickets for, was the highlight of his life.
"After he was diagnosed (with cancer), it was on my bucket list for him," Colleen said. "That would be the top of the list."
She said her son, who died Tuesday, was autistic and had physical and developmental challenges.
Her battle to get him tickets to Springsteen's concert, after being told by Ticketmaster that there weren't any handicapped seats available, touched the community.
She was moved by the impact of the publicity and how fans from across the globe rallied to make sure Shane's dream came true.
"Usually someone with multiple disabilities is invisible," she said. "Everybody saw who he was."
Not only did Shane get to watch the concert, which kept him at the edge of his seat, he also met Springsteen before the show.
The fact that the 32 year old Chatham man got to meet his idol and hear him perform live before he died offers comfort to his mother Colleen Boyd.
In Toronto the 2009 concert, which Colleen and Springsteen fans from around the world fought to get Shane tickets for, was the highlight of his life.
"After he was diagnosed (with cancer), it was on my bucket list for him," Colleen said. "That would be the top of the list."
She said her son, who died Tuesday, was autistic and had physical and developmental challenges.
Her battle to get him tickets to Springsteen's concert, after being told by Ticketmaster that there weren't any handicapped seats available, touched the community.
She was moved by the impact of the publicity and how fans from across the globe rallied to make sure Shane's dream came true.
"Usually someone with multiple disabilities is invisible," she said. "Everybody saw who he was."
Not only did Shane get to watch the concert, which kept him at the edge of his seat, he also met Springsteen before the show.
