An Ill 'Star Trek' Fan Wanted to Meet Patrick Stewart, and He Made It So

[Sagan]

Being a starship captain is so much more than giving commands and flying through space. You have to have a big, caring heart — just like Captain Picard.

Dawn Garrigus, a dedicated Star Trek fan from Statesboro, Georgia, lives with mitochondria disease, a progressive illness that causes loss of muscle coordination, weakness and pain, seizures, vision and/or hearing loss, gastrointestinal issues, learning disabilities and organ failure. The 11-year-old's Make-A-Wish request was to simply attend DragonCon, a popular sci-fi and fantasy convention.


Also in attendance at the convention was Sir Patrick Stewart, who got word of Dawn's trip, and decided to boldly go and surprise her with a big hug and a short meet and greet on Sept. 1. Their encounter was documented by photographer James Barker.

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[Chantellabella]

Being a starship captain is so much more than giving commands and flying through space. You have to have a big, caring heart — just like Captain Picard.

Dawn Garrigus, a dedicated Star Trek fan from Statesboro, Georgia, lives with mitochondria disease, a progressive illness that causes loss of muscle coordination, weakness and pain, seizures, vision and/or hearing loss, gastrointestinal issues, learning disabilities and organ failure. The 11-year-old's Make-A-Wish request was to simply attend DragonCon, a popular sci-fi and fantasy convention.


Also in attendance at the convention was Sir Patrick Stewart, who got word of Dawn's trip, and decided to boldly go and surprise her with a big hug and a short meet and greet on Sept. 1. Their encounter was documented by photographer James Barker.

more

http://mashable.com/2014/09/12/patri...t-make-a-wish/

This made me cry. You know, when the world looks bleak with terrorists, high school shootings and just plain misery in this world, capturing a moment in time with an elated sick child and an even more elated person who realizes that he just made a sick child happy...........well, that's really what life is about.