HEARTBREAKING: Avalanche Grant a Beautiful Make-A-Wish for Cancer Patient
Make-A-Wish organizations routinely make dreams come true for individuals with terminal illnesses. On Sunday, the organization made another wish come true.
Dream comes true for person with brain cancer
12-year-old Jackie Bateman lives with brain cancer and is a huge Colorado Avalanche fan. She was granted a day with the Avalanche as part of her Make-A-Wish dream, which, in her own words, was:
Jackie was able to watch the team practice from the bench and a few of the Avalanche players came over to talk to her.
Avalanche forward Logan O'Connor said this of the interaction:
Fredrik Olofsson added:
Gift from MacKinnon and Drouin made Jackie's day
Jackie's favourite player was Nathan MacKinnon and he made sure to surprise her after the practice. He signed a stick for her that read: Your Pal.
She was also granted a stall in the dressing room right beside MacKinnon. What she said about it:
Jackie greatly enjoyed her day:
What an inspirational story.
As Read On 9news - Avs and Make-A-Wish Colorado grant wish of 12-year-old with brain cancer
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| No | 49 | 39.8 % |
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| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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