One thing I would never take for granted would be purchasing VIP tickets for the BSB concerts. I’ve been a fan since I was a girl and I couldn’t afford to purchase them for the first DNA tour but I saved up for the next concert VIP only for COVID to happen and it was all put on hold. I fully intend to make this happen and bring my oldest daughter. She was excited to meet them as well but we still hold on for that hope and will not regret purchasing those tickets to meet the Backstreet Boys.

Without a doubt I will never take concert life for granted again. Backstreet Boys are my happy place and I definitely missed the concerts this summer. Going through this has been so difficult but Backstreet Boys songs have been putting a smile on my face!

COVID has definitely put a halt on everyday life. I feel like everyone in the world got a taste of what it was like to be in the shoes of a patient/survivor. All of us had our lives come to a complete stop. We were starving for answers to all of our questions and there was so much uncertainty. Life was telling us to all slow down. This wasn’t new to me, as a 3 time cancer survivor, I’ve had to slow down before. This was my reminder to not take life for granted. I listened to BSB all through treatment. It helps me stay in the present moment. Attending BSB events were the things I looked forward to once treatment was over. As a celebration of victory, it is once again the one thing that I look forward to when things get back to the “new normal.” After my first 6 months of chemo and radiation, my husband and I celebrated our 5-year wedding anniversary in Vegas July 1, 2017 for the last show of their Residency. My best friend and I got to celebrate after my bilateral mastectomy and treatment associated with my 2nd & 3rd battles with cancer (and Howie’s birthday,) front row of the DNA Tour Aug 24th, 2019. Kevin, Nick and Howie made my evening even more special by acknowledging my sign and waving to me! BEAT CANCER 3X to SEE BSB! ? I tend to celebrate life daily these days. COVID is a reminder on how precious life is. I especially look forward to celebrating life and how lucky I am in 2021, when I get to attend the DNA North American Tour. This will be my first time in the pit and I am hoping to meet the guys for the first time (if meet and greets will be available.) The music reminds me of amazing memories from 1993 until today. I am definitely appreciative to be apart of this generation and get to be blessed by their talents!

I miss most the concerts. We had ours postponed last year in Hershey, PA and it was our first concert. I have 18 yr old triplets and two of them are girls that I turned into BSB fans. It was the first of their concerts for all of us. When it finally happened it was AMAZING! Had tix for this past summers tour but of course that also is postponed due to Covid-19. Can’t WAIT until next summer!! It’s something my girls and I can do together and build memories.

I will take for granted seeing my fav 5 boys in concert. The excitement of a concert countdown, hugging them, getting my hand grabbed during the show. All of which I’m so grateful to ever have experienced.