*Updated* Joshua - The Love Boat Captain

SG185699

I don't come on this site a lot, so I just noticed your post. Your son is beautiful and amazing! I had a brother who was born with a heart defect and passed away recently, so I understand the dedication, love and understanding needed to raise a child with special needs. You are wonderful parents!
Do your receive Pearl Jams "Deep" Magazine? If not, I would love to send mine to Josh. They seem like just the thing a child his age would like to look at.
If you would like them, just message me your address and I will send them out to you.

I hope you are able to get Josh to PJ's upcoming tour. I'm routing for you!!

All the best!

fortyshades

Heartbreaking story. If there is something I can do from the Netherlands. Send a gift or something. I already gave my bootleg codes away to fans through a New Years lottery Dimitris organized. But if I can do something like that to make your son happy PM me.

hedonist

SG185699 said:

I don't come on this site a lot, so I just noticed your post. Your son is beautiful and amazing! I had a brother who was born with a heart defect and passed away recently, so I understand the dedication, love and understanding needed to raise a child with special needs. You are wonderful parents!
Do your receive Pearl Jams "Deep" Magazine? If not, I would love to send mine to Josh. They seem like just the thing a child his age would like to look at.
If you would like them, just message me your address and I will send them out to you.

I hope you are able to get Josh to PJ's upcoming tour. I'm routing for you!!

All the best!

I'm so sorry for your loss, and all the best to YOU.

Bump for Josh and everyone else making their way on rocky roads.

En La Clandestinidad

Hopefully he can get the tickets he needs! Great story!

stina1118

Thank you all!! Best of luck to everyone in the lottery today!!!!!

stina1118

SG185699 said:

I don't come on this site a lot, so I just noticed your post. Your son is beautiful and amazing! I had a brother who was born with a heart defect and passed away recently, so I understand the dedication, love and understanding needed to raise a child with special needs. You are wonderful parents!
Do your receive Pearl Jams "Deep" Magazine? If not, I would love to send mine to Josh. They seem like just the thing a child his age would like to look at.
If you would like them, just message me your address and I will send them out to you.

I hope you are able to get Josh to PJ's upcoming tour. I'm routing for you!!

All the best!

Im very sorry for the loss of your brother, it sounds like he held a very special place in your heart. We do have memberships and receive deep, but thank you so much for the offer. It means so much to us!

And @fortyshades thank you for the thought, we have a solid pj collection and what we don't have Joshua likes to watch on You Tube. That is so sweet!!

fortyshades

Well, I believe I have some membership code somewhere for a bootleg. If not, I will have one soon. Just yell out and it is his. (Or PM me). I remember how important music was when I was younger. Just want to make him happy.

pjkostin2012

Did you hear if you have tickets? Which show is Joshua the Love Boat Captain going to?

This will be so good to see him go to a show again to see his favourite Pearl Jam!

Pipi78

Hi there !
You are amazing mum of very special boy. I hope everything goes right and you managed to get tix for the show! You have great family and a little pj fighter Thank you for sharing your story Lots of love from UK

stina1118

Thank you!!! No tickets yet!! We're gonna keep the faith!!!!

stina1118

Hey all!

So, after lots of effort this week... We have still fallen short on tickets for this tour. Our biggest obstacle is finding tickets that can accommodate Joshua's wheelchair.

Philly was the best location for us to travel to because of the support we would have in place there. Also, the dates were most accommodating to finding a baby sitter for our daughter.

Wrigley is the closest show for us. But, being an outdoor venue and in such high demand... We don't see that as a good option for Joshua. Plus if there was another rain delay, that would be really hard on him.

So, I'm reaching out to you all to let us know if you hear of any available tickets, that may work for our needs... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, let us know! We would need to be in a handicap accessible section, floor or GA.

Joshua's 10th birthday is April 6th and I would love nothing more than to take him on his first PJ road trip for his gift this year. I know this will be a challenge, but I have a lot of faith that we will find a way.

Getting wheelchair accessible tickets is more challenging than people know. All we would like is to let him experience PJ like any other fan. I know so many people were shut out for tickets and when it comes to accessible tickets our chances were even slimmer. In addition, we've tried contacting the venue to purchase seats... But, their system for ADA tickets was even worse than the general sale.

All of you that have contributed to this thread and others who have reached out to us directly have been amazing. This thread has provided us with so much love, I can't even begin to explain it.... And I hate to even ask for anything from you all... But, please keep us in mind and keep the good energy going! We want to meet you all this tour.

Thank you!!
Christina ✌

bmulvany

Wonderful story Christina

I hope that Joshua gets to a show again soon and that PJ continues to give Joshua you and your husband continued peace, excitement and happiness

stina1118

https://youtu.be/0kPGcCwOeII

A new video telling a little bit about Joshua's story... We're still fighting for tickets!! See my new thread called Unique Ticketing Situation & Perspective.

Thanks for the love, keep it coming!

cmalisze

This video is amazing!!! So awesome.

Icuraps

Thank you

SD48277

What a great video! I love the pic of him with the headphones on....pure joy. Positive energy that tickets will come through for you and Joshua!!

pearlgirl52

I love this family. Seeing Joshua rock out makes me so happy! I really hope you guys get the tickets you need!

fortyshades

Great video...

stina1118

Hi there!
Haven't updated in a bit, life has been a little busy. We're really excited to let everyone know that Joshua will be going to Philly for a show this spring!

Thanks to Given to Live and their hard work, Joshua (and us) now have accessible seats. In addition to tickets, they have also secured our hotel for us! Their generosity is beyond amazing.

We would like to thank them and the PJ organization for helping us secure tickets for Joshua.

If you don't know what Given to Live is... Check out their website: http://www.giventolive.com

They are a fan run organization based out of the U.K. and this is what they do! They provide assistance to those who may have challenges attending shows of the bands they love.

We are very excited to take Joshua to his second show, we know it will be memorable for all of us. Joshua's birthday is in early April, so this will be a memorable 10th birthday for him!!!

Thank you all for the support and love you have shared with us over the last few months. We are very fortunate to be part of this community and are hoping to meet more of you in Philly!!

Love,
The Swansons

buck502000

Good news - glad to hear it!!!