Tom Brady Meets 1 Heart-Transplant Teen at Fanatics Fest, Fulfilling Make-A-Wish Dream
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 17
Tom Brady Meets 1 Heart-Transplant Teen at Fanatics Fest, Fulfilling Make-A-Wish Dream
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 17
Summary
Tom Brady spent time with Eli Griffith at Fanatics Fest NYC, granting the Make-A-Wish teen’s wish with a Q&A, autographs and a catch alongside his family.
14-year-old Eli needed a heart transplant after doctors found a rare genetic mutation causing dilated cardiomyopathy on one side of his heart and ventricular non-compaction on the other.
Brady said Eli arrived with seven prepared questions—some he had never been asked before—and called meetings with children facing major health challenges inspiring for him as well.
The Griffith family said Michigan football figures, including players, Charles Woodson and Jim Harbaugh, had also helped lift Eli’s spirits during his hospital stay in Ann Arbor.
The visit continued onto the convention floor, where Eli joined Brady in tossing trading-card packs and watched him dunk Rob Gronkowski in a sauce-filled tank.