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OneGrassRoot

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Wed Apr 24, 2013, 07:09 AM Apr 2013

Look to the children...


Albertans rally around young cancer survivor’s selfless wish


EDMONTON – After battling through leukemia, six-year-old Halle Popowich was asked by the Children’s Wish Foundation what her greatest wish was. Halle’s answer surprised and touched many, and has brought the community together to see her wish become a reality.

Halle was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in June 2012. She lived in the hospital for months; undergoing treatment, and finally, a life-saving bone marrow transplant. The Children’s Wish Foundation approached Halle and her family and asked her if there was a wish the organization could grant her.

“I’d probably ask for something for me,” admits Noah Giordano, a boy who attends Halle’s school in St Albert. “I would have asked for a trip to Disney world or something, but that just amazes me what she asked for.”

Halle requested new playground equipment for her school.


http://globalnews.ca/news/502009/albertans-rally-around-young-cancer-survivors-selfless-wish/
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