Technology Helps Young Girl Battling Cancer

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THE HEAT GOING UP. >> MIKE, THANK YOU. A 10-YEAR-DOL PALM BEACH GARDENS GIRL WHO IS BATTLING CANCER IS GRATEFULOR F TECHNOLOGY TONIGHT. A CUSTOM VW ROBOT GAVE THE YOUNG SOCK PLAYER A CHANCE TO GET IN THE GAME. THWI MEMBERS OF THE U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM. >> YES. EXACTLY. >> IT'S YOUR OFF TIME. >> TONIGHT NA ALUND HER MOM HALEY ARE AT MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AS LUNA CONTINUES HER VALIANT BATTLE WITH AN AGGRESSIVE AND HAIR BONE CANCER. >> SHE'LL BE HERE FOR LIKE A SIX-DAY STAY AND THEN SHE'LL BE BACK HOME FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AND THEN SHE'S BACK. >> BUT LAST WEEK LUNA WAS HERE ON A SOCCER FIELD WITH TEAM A.US T INNO PERSON,UT VIRTUALLY. >> THIS IS THE ROBOT THAT WILL BE WALKINGUT O WITH US TOMORROW. >> CHAMP IS A TELEPRESENCE ROTOB BUILTY B VOLKSWAGEN TO PROVIDE ACCESS AND INCLUSION FOR ALL CHILDREN. >> THAT'S LUNA RIGHT THERE. >> IT WAS REALLY F ACTUALLY. I GO TO GO ON VIDEO CAMERA ON CHAMP AND I GOT TO SEE ALL T HE PLAYERS. >> LUNA WAS CHAMP'S FSTIR VIRTUAL HONOREE. THIS IS LUNA OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL, MEETING AND CHATTING WITH ALL HER FAVORITE SOCCER STARS PLAYING INCONNECTICUT. >> I GOT TO MEET MOST OF THE TEAM. THEY GOT TO WALK OUT ON THE FIELD AN I SAW THEM. >> IT WAS NICE TO SEEHE T SUPPORT FROM THE TEAM AND SHE HAD A LITTLE PERSONAL VIDEO FMRO ALEC SAYING HOW THE WHOLE TEAM IS INSPIRED BY LUNAO S IT S WA REALLY VERY NICE TO SEE. >> LUNA'S FOCUS NOW IS GETNGTI BETTER AND GETTING BACK HOME. >> PLAYING SOCCER WITH MY FRIENDS, AND MY FAMILY. >> AND NOW SHEAS H A WHOLEEW N TEAM CHEERING HER ON. >> WE'RE ALL ROONG FORTI HER, AND WE'RE ALL SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER WITH US AS PART OF THE TEAM ASHE S WALKS OUT WITH US. >> WE'RE DEFINITELYOO RTING FOR YOU, LUNA AND LUNAID D EVENTUALLY GET TOAM GE OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE SHE GOT TO CHEER ON HER SPORTS HEROES IN PERSON AND NOW SHE HAS PLAYERS LIKE ALEX MORGAN AND MANEGRAPINO FOLLOWING HER ON INSTAGRAM WHICH, BY THE WAY, SHE HAS 163,000 FOLLOWERS AND YOU CAN FOLLOW HER, TOO, AT LUNA UNDERSCORE PERON

Technology Helps Young Girl Battling Cancer

Updated: 11:42 PM EDT Jul 7, 2021

Technology has helped a local 10-year-old girl battling cancer play soccer with members of the US Women's National Soccer Team. WPBF's Tiffany Kenney has the story.

Technology has helped a local 10-year-old girl battling cancer play soccer with members of the US Women's National Soccer Team. WPBF's Tiffany Kenney has the story.

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