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Anthony Rizzo Asked ME to Sign HIS Jersey
A young brain tumor patient in Chicago meets a hero, Chicago Cubs player Anthony Rizzo. What the boy said afterward will warm your heart.
A young cancer patient at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has had the chance to meet some of his favorite major leaguers over the course of his treatment for a brain tumor. And just about once a month, Anthony Rizzo comes by. Most times the Chicago Cubs first baseman shows up on the oncology floor without an entourage or much fanfare. Rizzo understands what the kids are going through because he, too, battled cancer.
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