{"id":932,"date":"2015-08-09T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cancerawarenessnews.com\/?p=932"},"modified":"2017-05-28T12:16:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T16:16:58","slug":"wwe-gives-8-year-old-cancer-patient-drax-shadow-a-chance-to-live-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cancerawarenessnews.com\/wwe-gives-8-year-old-cancer-patient-drax-shadow-a-chance-to-live-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Gives 8-Year-Old Cancer Patient &#8216;Drax Shadow&#8217; a Chance to Live Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>VIDEO: Check Out This Touching Video About A Young 8-Year Old Cancer Patient Something Awesome<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This week&#8217;s\u00a0Monday Night Raw\u00a0in San Jose gave a tough young fan a chance to live his dream of being a\u00a0WWE\u00a0Superstar.Eight-year-old Elijah\u00a0Mainville, who was diagnosed with\u00a0<strong>neuroblastoma\u00a0<\/strong>at a young age, caught the eye of the\u00a0<strong>WWE\u00a0<\/strong>when he submitted a video for\u00a0<em>WWE\u00a0Tough Enough\u00a0<\/em>a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p><img
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