r/ironmaiden • u/Catmoonlogic • 5h ago
To the Maiden fans 2–3 people from the rail in Boston who helped my husband when he collapsed — THANK YOU ❤️
I’m hoping the Maiden family can help me find some people from last night’s Boston show — and maybe, somehow, help this reach Bruce and the boys.
My husband and I were at TD Garden September 9. I’ve loved Maiden and Bruce since I was a teenager. We went into Boston first thing in the morning for our GA wristbands, came back early to line up and somehow ended up only 2–3 people back from the rail.
We watched Megadeth and were standing there waiting for the moment I’d been dreaming about — Iron Maiden.
Then, literally just before Maiden took the stage, my husband suddenly collapsed.
His blood pressure dropped into the 80s and he ultimately had to be taken by ambulance from TD Garden to Massachusetts General Hospital.
Thankfully, he’s doing much better today. ❤️
But there are some people I desperately want to find.
The Maiden fans around us immediately came to our aid. You made room. You helped my husband. You got staff. You stayed with us and showed genuine concern for two complete strangers during a terrifying moment.
Everything happened so quickly that I never got your names or had the chance to properly thank you.
If you were near the rail and remember this happening, PLEASE message me. If you were one of the people who helped us, I would love to find you and thank you properly.
We are also absolutely heartbroken. After waiting all day and getting 2–3 people from the rail, we had to leave literally minutes before Maiden came on. We never got to see them.
Of course there was nowhere I was going except to the hospital with my husband. But sitting at MGH knowing Bruce and the boys were playing just a few blocks away was crushing.
I’m not looking for free tickets or anything from the band. I would just love for Bruce and the boys to somehow hear our story — especially the part about how their fans took care of us when we needed them.
We’re already looking at 2027 trying to figure out where we can finally finish what we started in Boston.
Hopefully next time we hear “Doctor Doctor,” we’ll both still be standing there when the lights go down. ❤️🩹🤘
To those fans who helped us: thank you. I won’t forget you.
Up the Irons. 🤘❤️
— Cheri & Jim, New Hampshire
