FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Gabriel Aljalian always wanted to play football with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, and his wish was granted Saturday.
Aljalian, of Watertown, Massachusetts, is an inspiring 6-year-old who turned the anniversary of the day he was diagnosed with leukemia, Nov. 3, into a day to spread random acts of kindness. He calls it "Gabriel's Day of Kindness". This year, three years after his initial diagnosis, Aljalian and his family brought gifts to Boston Children's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
This weekend, Make a Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island fulfilled Gabriel's wish: to play football with New England.