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Eight-year-old girl battling cancer for the second time gets her Christmas wish to meet NFL star Tom Brady
A little girl in Maine battling b-cell leukemia for the second time got her Christmas wish to meet New England Patriots spelare i amerikansk fotboll Tom Brady.
Hailey Steward, eight, received a video invitation from Brady on Christmas Day asking her to visit him at Patriot Place in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Saturday.
'Hi Hailey, it's Tom Brady. I heard you had a special Christmas wish this year, and I've got one too.' Brady said in the video.
Thousands of well-wishers follow Hailey's Facebook page, 'Hailey's Journey Our Journey,' and relayed her wish across the internet.
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Hugs: Hailey Steward, eight, is battling b-cell leukemia for the second time. She got her Christmas wish to meet New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on Saturday
She received a film invitation from Brady on Christmas Day asking her to visit him at Patriot Place in Foxborough, Massac
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Tom Brady grants wish to inspiring 6-year-old leukemia survivor
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Gabriel Aljalian always wanted to play football with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, and his wish was granted Saturday.
Aljalian, of Watertown, Massachusetts, is an inspiring 6-year-old who turned the anniversary of the day he was diagnosed with leukemia, Nov. 3, into a day to spread random acts of kindness. He calls it "Gabriel's Day of Kindness". This year, three years after his initial diagnosis, Aljalian and his family brought gifts to Boston Children's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
In recognition of his selflessness, the Make-A-Wish Foundation invited Aljalian and 10 other kids to Gillette Stadium to meet Brady, owner Robert Kraft, tight end Rob Gronkowski and others. They conducted news conferences, saw their names on the videoboard and wore special Patriots jerseys made for them.
As part of his visit, Aljalian -- who now calls his health "perfect" -- handed
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Tom Brady Shares End of Summer Plans and Getting His Kids 'Prepared to Go Back to School' (Exclusive)
Tom Brady has a game plan for the last few weeks of summer.
While speaking with PEOPLE exclusively at Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center in New York City on Friday, Aug. 16, the retired NFL star shared a glimpse at what's next on his busy schedule as summer starts to wind down and football season begins to amp up.
"Getting ready for Fox to do my job," Brady tells PEOPLE exclusively of continuing his new role as lead analyst on Fox since making his inaugural debut in the broadcasting booth in June. The career move marks his return to the gridiron since his retirement after 23 seasons playing in the NFL.
"So I've got a game this weekend that I'm going to do in San Fran. Just another practice game," Brady says in reference to the pre-season matchup between the San Fransisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Aug.
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