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OneGrassRoot

(22,917 posts)
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 06:50 PM Apr 2013

Add President Barack Obama to the Jack Hoffman bandwagon. (You're gonna love this)

Obama met Monday with Jack -- the 7-year-old brain cancer patient who became a national phenomenon after running for a 69-yard touchdown in the Husker spring game this month.

Obama spent about 15 minutes with Jack and his parents, little sisters Ava and Reese and former Husker Rex Burkhead, who joined the family after being drafted by the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday.

“It was awesome,” said Burkhead, who befriended Jack shortly after he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011. “It was a great experience, to see the president interact with Jack, and it brings awareness to pediatric brain cancer, our cause and goal.”

Jack met with Obama in the Oval Office, where the president asked him to introduce his family, told him he had seen him on ESPN and was following his story, and gave him a football with the presidential seal and his autograph.

More w/video (must see!) at link:

http://journalstar.com/news/local/jack-hoffman-meets-president-obama/article_307431de-7726-5de2-9caf-4c2b04084bd5.html

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Add President Barack Obama to the Jack Hoffman bandwagon. (You're gonna love this) (Original Post) OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 OP
I'm glad Rex Burkhead was there, too. DevonRex Apr 2013 #1
Additional info, comments, and photos on the link below Tx4obama Apr 2013 #2
Thanks! Scurrilous Apr 2013 #3
omg, he did something nice???????? babylonsister Apr 2013 #4
Yeah, he's a nice guy, Cha Apr 2013 #6
thanks OneGrassRoot.. yeah, we can add Pres Obama Cha Apr 2013 #5

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)
1. I'm glad Rex Burkhead was there, too.
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 07:00 PM
Apr 2013

And Jack's family. It has really been a team effort among them all, bringing attention to pediatric brain cancer. I'm so glad that a special football player was recognized in a small way. And that a special kid got to meet POTUS. And that President Obama got to do something happy. Kudos to the Senator, as well. I bet she mentioned it at the dinner for the female senators!

It's just good news all around and we sure can use it!

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