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AFR and APD raise awareness for childhood cancer

AFR and APD raise awareness for childhood cancer
EVERY DAY. ALBUQUERQUE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE HELPING CHILDREN IN THEIR TOUGHEST FIGHT YET. SHELLY: SASHA LENNINGER SHOWS US HOW THEY’RE HELPING FIGHT CHILDHOOD CANCER. >> DRESSED WITH HIS RESHD OES, AND NOSADIUR SHIRT,IX-Y SEAR-OLD LIAM HANSEN PROUDLY SHOWS OFF THE DRAWING HE AND HIS OLDER SISTER MADE FOR ALBUERQUQUE FIRE RESCUE. >> BELLA DREW THAT SO THE FIREFIGHTER COULD HEAV TTHA. SASHA: BUT BEHIND THAT MASK, IS A LITTLE BOY WHO’S A FIGHTER. >> WHEN HE WAS TWO, HEAS W DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA. SASHA: AND THE STORY BEHIND HIS DRAWING, TO HELP ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE AND ALBUQUQUEER POLICE RAISE AWARENESS AND MONEY FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER. >> THEY’RE GOING THROUGH THE HARDEST TIME OF THEIR LIFE AND THEY’RE DOING IT THWI A SMILE ON THEIR FACE. WHETHER IT’S GOOD TIMES OR BAD THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY ELSE HAPPY. SASHA: SINCE 2019, AFR HAS RAISED MONEY FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER. OMFR T-SHIRTS, TO FACE MASKS AND EVEN STICKERS. $7,000 IN 2019. AND $4500 TO $5,000 LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR TOO, WITH THE HELP OF APD. THAT MONEY GIVEN TO UNM HOSPITAL TUESDAY. >> THE MORE FUNDS WE RAISE, ETH MORE RESEARCH THEY CAN DO, THE MORE WE CAN PROTECT THEM FROM GOING THROUGH ANY SITUATION THAT A LOT OF THEM ARE GOINTHROG UGH TODAY. >> TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE MONEY GOING THERE IS AMAZING AND AWESOME BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT AND EXPERIENCED WHAT ALL THAT MONEY GOES TOWARDS. SAA:SH EACH ITEM SOLD MEANS MORE MONEY RAISED, AND MORE HELP FOR KIDS LIKE LIAM. >> IT GIVE YOU STRENH GTSENGEI THE STRENGTH IN THESE YOUNG CHILDREN. SASHA: SASHA LENNINGER, ATKO ACTION 7 NEWS. SHELLY: LIAM GOT A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT FROM HIS SISTER BELLA LA SSTEPTEMB
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AFR and APD raise awareness for childhood cancer
Albuquerque first responders respond to people’s emergencies every day. Now, they’re helping children in their toughest fight yet.Watch the video above as Sasha Lenninger shows how they're helping fight childhood cancer.

Albuquerque first responders respond to people’s emergencies every day. Now, they’re helping children in their toughest fight yet.

Watch the video above as Sasha Lenninger shows how they're helping fight childhood cancer.

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