Young cancer patients spend care-free Sunday at Wonderland - NewsChannel 10

This was the first weekend of summer vacation for most families in the panhandle, and for most that means fun and relaxation. But cancer patients don't get a break from away from waiting rooms and needles during those summer months, so a few area organizations made sure they got at least one care-free day Summer Sunday.

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"She has a winning personality we love people like that because that's the kind of person that will pull through anything," Texas Tech Health Science Center Pediatric Oncologist Oswald Regueira said.

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