How rapper, Eminem granted a terminally ill fan’s dying wish

By Kenneth Atisele

Eminem has shown that the lesson of one of his early songs, ‘Stan’ is not lost on him as he is surely making dreams come true.

The Detroit rapper went out of his way to grant the wish of a terminally ill fan recently. 17-year-old Gage Garmo was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Osteoarcoma.

His dream was to meet his idol, Eminem and with approximately one week to live, his friends and family organised a campaign using the hash tag, #GetGageGarmoToMeetEminem.

Through the power of social media and the Detroit community, Em heard about Gage’s story and visited Gage at his home in Michigan which is reportedly just about 20 minutes from where Em lives.

According to TMZ, Em quietly arrived at Gage’s home around 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2015 and spent around an hour talking and hanging out with the Rochester High School student.

Eminem was adamant that he wanted to avoid the media spectacle and Gage was in good spirits during their meeting, leading friends and fans to celebrate the successful mission and Em’s Bad Meets Evil partner, Royce Da 5’9″ thanked supporters for making it happen.

‘Mission accomplished,’ said Royce. ‘God Bless this beautiful kid and thank you guys for all your hard work.’