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.

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.
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