Chicago-area teen cancer patient to meet Luke Bryan after gifting Make-A-Wish to fellow patient

Published: Aug 23, 2024 Duration: 00:02:02 Category: News & Politics

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TURNS 14 NEXT WEEK. >> JUST BEGINNING HIS FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. A BUSY TIME , NOT TO MENTION HE'S ALSO BATTLING A RARE GENETIC FORM OF CANCER. HE SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL THIS SUMMER. THE ILLNESS SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT MAKE A WISH OFFERED TO GRANT A WISH FOR HIM. BUT PATRICK TURNED IT DOWN INSTEAD, OFFERING IT TO ANOTHER KID IN THE PEDIATRIC CANCER WARD. >> I BELIEVE IN THAT. IF YOU GIVE SOMEONE SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL RECEIVE SOMETHING BACK. AND I LIKE TO BE A REALLY GOOD PERSON AND KIND. >> THE ILLNESS HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON STEVENSON'S FAMILY. HIS FATHER SUFFERS FROM THE SAME GENETIC ILLNESS THEY SAY THEY'RE PROUD OF HIM, BUT NOT SURPRISED . >> THAT'S JUST HIS NATURE. UM, HE'S JUST A VERY GOOD PERSON. I'M A VERY GOOD TEAMMATE, AND HE ALWAYS THINKS OF OTHERS. >> PATRICK IS PART OF THE PROJECT FIRE BUDDIES ORGANIZATION, WHICH HELPS KIDS GOING THROUGH SERIOUS ILLNESSES , OFFERING THEM SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT HE IS GOING THROUGH SO MUCH. >> UM, AND TO RECEIVE A MAKE-A-WISH. AND THEN OFFER IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE WHEN YOU ONLY GET ONE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY SELFLESS. FOR PATRICK HAPPENS TO BE A BIG FAN OF COUNTRY SINGER LUKE BRYAN. >> SO THE ORGANIZATION REACHED OUT TO RAMBLIN RAY STEVENS FROM WLS RADIO TO HELP ARRANGE A SURPRISE MEET AND GREET WITH THE SINGER BEFORE HIS CONCERT SUNDAY IN CHICAGO. >> HE GIVES UP HIS MAKE-A-WISH TO, UH, TO A KID NEXT DOOR TO HIM. AND ON THE ONCOLOGY FLOOR. IT'S LIKE WHEN THEY WHEN THEY ASKED ME IF I COULD HELP WITH THIS, I WAS LIKE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? PATRICK SAYS HE'S NOT GIVING THIS ONE AWAY, THOUGH HE'S NOT SURE WHAT HE'LL SAY TO THE SINGER. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE NERVOUS. I THINK PATRICK STILL HAS A LOT OF CHALLENGES AHEAD. >> A MAJOR SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH, BUT HE'LL HAVE WARM MEMORIES OF MEETING LUKE BRYAN

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