Dierks Bentley Visits Cancer Patient At Home
May 29, 2021 7:00 amDierks Bentley paid a visit to a young fan suffering from cancer over the weekend in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona.
He went to Baylee Barradas’ house where he performed a few songs for her and even FaceTimed another of Baylee’s favourite singers, Kelsea Ballerini, so they could meet.
Dierks performed the song “Riser” and thanked the song’s writers Travis Meadows and Steve Moakler in the post, along with Kelsea for “jumping on a blind FaceTime call from me so Baylee could talk to one of her favourite singers.”
SouthernLiving.com reports that Baylee has sarcoma, and the cancer has spread to her lungs.
She told local TV station 12 KPNX of Dierks,
“The whole time through him playing I had no jolts in my leg, which is when my leg shakes. I had no pain, I was just very relaxed.”
Dierks told the outlet,
Tags: cancer, Dierks Bentley, Kelsea Ballerini“I’m still thinking about her. Every day she’s in my heart. I didn’t think it’d affect me like it has, her story, but it really has had a big impact on me.”
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This post was written by Cheryl Johnstone