A wish comes true for New Jersey boy
Steven Lewza is 8. He lives in Roxbury, N.J. He's in the third grade.
He's had leukemia since he was in kindergarten.
He told the Make-A-Wish Foundation that he'd like to meet Packers quarterback Brett Favre.
That wish will come true on Friday, when Favre will welcome him to Lambeau Field.
Steven, his parents and his 17-year-old sister are flying to Green Bay today. They'll stay for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field, then will fly home on Tuesday.
It'll be the highlight of what has been a good year for Steven. After more than two years of chemotherapy, he got a clean bill of health in May, though he still must have regular checkups. He played nose guard for the Roxbury Colts this fall.
(If you're wondering, Steven's condition was serious enough to qualify him for a Make-A-Wish trip, and families granted such trips often wait until the patient is feeling good enough to participate, as in the Lewzas' case.)
Steven told the Morris County Daily Record he has a couple of questions for Favre: "What's it like to play for the Packers?" and "How hard is it, like, throwing all those long passes?"
So why is a nose guard interested in meeting Favre?
"He's cool, he's respectful, and that's it," he said.
-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com
He's had leukemia since he was in kindergarten.
He told the Make-A-Wish Foundation that he'd like to meet Packers quarterback Brett Favre.
That wish will come true on Friday, when Favre will welcome him to Lambeau Field.
Steven, his parents and his 17-year-old sister are flying to Green Bay today. They'll stay for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field, then will fly home on Tuesday.
It'll be the highlight of what has been a good year for Steven. After more than two years of chemotherapy, he got a clean bill of health in May, though he still must have regular checkups. He played nose guard for the Roxbury Colts this fall.
(If you're wondering, Steven's condition was serious enough to qualify him for a Make-A-Wish trip, and families granted such trips often wait until the patient is feeling good enough to participate, as in the Lewzas' case.)
Steven told the Morris County Daily Record he has a couple of questions for Favre: "What's it like to play for the Packers?" and "How hard is it, like, throwing all those long passes?"
So why is a nose guard interested in meeting Favre?
"He's cool, he's respectful, and that's it," he said.
-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com
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