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This Article is From May 05, 2016

'Have You Ever Played Football With Aliens?' Isolated Cancer Patient Asks Astronaut

'Have You Ever Played Football With Aliens?' Isolated Cancer Patient Asks Astronaut
The patient at the Hospital (GOSH) received the long distance call when Tim Peake called while on board the International Space Station.
London: While the world chanted 'May The 4th Be With You' in the memory of legendary movie Star wars, a five-year-old girl suffering from cancer received health tips from 'out of the world' when British astronaut Tim Peake told her tales of isolation on a special video call from the International Space Station.

Mr Peake also told Maddison Webb, who is recovering after a bone marrow transplant to treat her acute lymphocytic leukaemia, about the need for restricted diets.

The patient at the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) received the long distance call of a lifetime when Mr Peake took time out of his day on board the International Space Station (ISS) to speak to her in her isolation room at the hospital.

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