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Clemson holds pep rally at home of terminally ill baby

Jonathan and Stephanie Bolt dreamed about taking their baby girl to a Clemson football game. But bringing 9-month-old Addison to Death Valley could never happen.

Addison is unable to travel as she fights Krabbe disease, a terminal illness that slowly destroys the white matter of the brain. Once Clemson got word about the family's struggle, though, the school decided to do something special to lift their spirits.

They held a pep rally in front of their Piedmont, South Carolina, home. WYFF4-TV was there to document the event, with the band playing Tiger Rag, complete with neighbors cheering and holding signs and the Clemson Tiger mascot leading the way.