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VC BUZZ | 7 Year Old Leukemia Patient Fulfills Dream to Conduct a Symphony [MUST SEE]

By The Violin Channel

January 10, 2017

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7 year old Stage 4 leukemia-patient Jordan Cartwright fulfilled a lifelong dream this week, in Canada ... to conduct a symphony orchestra

7 year old Stage 4 leukemia-patient Jordan Cartwright fulfilled a lifelong dream this week, in Canada ... to conduct a symphony orchestra.

The elementary school student, who has been battling the life-threatening illness since March 2016 leading a special Ronald McDonald House charity performance with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

"That was such an overwhelming, proud moment for me and my wife and I think everybody in that auditorium..." Jordan’s father Scott Cartwright has said.

JORDAN CARTWRIGHT | 7 YEAR OLD | EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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