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Colorado Springs Firefighters Help Make Cancer Patient's Wish Come True

November 10, 2018 / 5:18 PM MST / CBS Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - The Colorado Springs Fire Department helped fulfill a young girl's Make-A-Wish wish by filling up a swim spa on Saturday. Laine Lazechko is a cancer patient. She's one of 50 people diagnosed with a rare cellular disease.

This is Lanie and she is one of 50 people diagnosed with a rare cellular disease. @wishcolorado answered her wish delivering a swim/spa #CSFD had the honor to fill it for her. So awesome to meet you, Lanie and all the Lazechko Family! #family #love #community #inspiring #E15 pic.twitter.com/YRZUVVCTft
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) November 10, 2018

Make-A-Wish Colorado says Laine loves to swim. While she couldn't take a dip on Saturday, she will as soon as the water warms up.

Friends and family helped celebrate the answered wish.

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