The patient at the Hospital (GOSH) received the long distance call when Tim Peake called while on board the International Space Station.
Highlights
- British astronaut Tim Peake calls a young cancer patient from space
- The astronaut and five-year-old have a touching chat about isolation
- The astronaut from ISS shares health tips with young cancer patients
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.