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Post by Admin on Dec 20, 2016 11:16:31 GMT
Kids Battling Cancer Board Flight to the North PoleGENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN Forty kids in the Atlanta area were sent on a magical journey to the "North Pole" earlier this month. On Dec. 10, the children, who are all patients at the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, were driven in a limo to the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to pick up their tickets. Flight attendants, dressed as singing and dancing elves, greeted them at the Delta terminal. During the 45-minute journey, the children sang Christmas carols and snacked on goodies. When they arrived at the North Pole terminal, Santa and Mrs. Claus were waiting for them. One mom wanted to share her gratitude to Delta. She told ABC News, “[Delta] brought him so much excitement and happiness with a special limo ride, a magical airplane ride, and of course the chance to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus,” Jessica Brandon said. “For one day kids forgot about needles, chemo, hospitals and anything related to cancer. Instead, they were surrounded by elves and everything magical.” Tad Hutcheson, managing director of community affairs at Delta, told ABC News: "Delta has been creating these special holiday experiences for children for the past 35 years. Children battling cancer and blood disorders fight so hard all year, so it feels incredibly worthwhile for our company to create a day filled with magic to take their minds off their circumstances. Our employees look forward to these events every year. It is our pleasure to be a part of something so special.”
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Post by spice on Dec 20, 2016 18:02:00 GMT
Nice of them to do that.
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Post by Admin on Dec 21, 2016 2:34:20 GMT
They didn't say where they took them, if they actually went anywhere.
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Post by lindyl1 on Dec 21, 2016 7:27:57 GMT
They didn't say where they took them, if they actually went anywhere. I wondered about that too, but if the kids had a good time, that's what's important. Can't imagine what it would be like being told your child had cancer...  Thank goodness, big advances have been made in treatment of various forms of the dreaded disease.
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