Every day, Karinya asked the staff at Hospice Austin, “Do you think I’ll be able to go? Do you think I’ll be able to go?”
But the cancer got the best of Karinya and she became bedridden. So the staff contacted the band, and singer Florence Welch was more than happy to honor Karinya’s request.
The day after the band had performed for a large audience in Austin, Florence and the guitarist visited Hospice Austin for an intimate private concert.
“All of us were crying. All the staff were crying. They brought our patient some T-shirts, a hoodie and a bag, a poster. Our patient wanted Florence to sign her arm with permanent marker so it wouldn’t come off and so Florence did,” Melinda Marble, who helped coordinate the private concert, told Rare.
The band played for Karinya, her closest friends, and family for 45 minutes. Florence held Karinya’s hand during the show, and Karinya sang along to all the songs.
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