CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- A mother of four children -- two who have disabilities -- reached out to Denver7 and the Broncos, hoping to make her children's dreams come true.
Jessica Stanwood appealed to Denver7's Lionel Bienvenu to help her son, who recently spent 17 days at Children's Hospital in Colorado recovering from surgery.
A huge Broncos fan, Matthew Stanwood has always wanted to meet Von Miller. Miller soon responded, after hearing from his fans on-air.
@FutureMayBeNew I'm a big fan of yours, Mathew, and am pulling for you! DM me your info and we'd love to host you guys at camp!
— Von Miller (@Millerlite40) August 3, 2016
On Monday, the Stanwood family had their chance to meet the Broncos, including Von Miller and coach Gary Kubiak.
Great day for Mathew Stanwood. Break from @ChildrensColo to meet the @Broncos and @Millerlite40 https://pic.twitter.com/a4GbL1wyxJ
— Lionel Bienvenu (@lionelbienvenu) August 8, 2016
Miller actually invited the Stanwood family to be his personal guests on Monday, eventually signing both of his cleats, gloves and a football for the family.
More with @Millerlite40 and Mathew Stanwood today #BroncosCamp #greatday @DenverChannel https://pic.twitter.com/qvM2FB1D6w
— Lionel Bienvenu (@lionelbienvenu) August 8, 2016
The family shared nothing but smiles on Monday, energized after getting to spend a day doing something most fans never get the chance to do.