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At 13 years old, Russell Elleven was out of school for months, recovering from the amputation of his arm and facing chemotherapy. Bored, frustrated and bordering on hopeless, one thing was sure to bring him comfort: the Chicago Cubs.
It was the 1970s and he lived 993 miles from Wrigley Field. But the WGN superstation brought the Cubs to his home in Joshua, Texas, just outside Fort Worth.
He was dealing with the same challenges as any teenager — worries about fitting in, making friends and impressing girls.
But with the aggressive bone cancer — called osteosarcoma — taking hold in his body, the trials mounted.