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5-Year-Old Leukemia Patient, Uses 'Make-A-Wish' To Serve Needy Kids

By Good News Network Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Family Life - Kids

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boy serving food Disney wish-KSLvideoLeland Camara, a 5-year-old battling leukemia, was far from selfish when he requested two wishes from the Make-A-Wish Foundation instead of just one.

His first wish was to go on trip to Disneyland with his parents, his twin brother and their older sister. His second wish: To serve hungry kids in his Anchorage, Alaska community, "because I wanted to help out."

"When I asked him if he was sure he wants to serve other kids, he says, ‘So many people helped me so I want to help others,'" said Laura Bruce of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

(WATCH the video below, or READ the story in the Huffington Post)

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