Make-A-Wish, White Sox surprise teen with bone cancer
Posted on AllSides April 26th, 2024
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CHICAGO — The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois and the Chicago White Sox teamed up to deliver an all-star level surprise for a Park Ridge teen Friday evening. Tyler Smith, a 17-year-old man with a love for the game of baseball, was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer four years ago — Ewing’s Sarcoma. “I feel like baseball was one thing they really got him through a tough time,” said Susan Smith, Tyler’s mom. Despite doctors’ initial uncertainty on whether he’d ever be able to play baseball again, family...