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Video: Cam Newton helps 10-year-old with terminal cancer celebrate Halloween early

Brad Crawford

By Brad Crawford

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Doctors aren’t sure if 10-year-old Elijah Hughes will live long enough to see Oct. 31 this year.

With that in mind, the cancer-stricken child celebrated Halloween early on Friday night in Concord, North Carolina and went trick-or-treating with a special friend โ€” Cam Newton.

According to WCNC, Hughes is an Auburn fan who idolizes Newton. The Carolina Panthers quarterback, who heard about the young fan’s situation, made a special trip to Hughes’ ‘Halloween Block Party’ in his neighborhood with an ice cream truck in tow.

No media was allowed, but the story made its way to social media.

โ€œAs a mom it absolutely melts your heart,โ€ said Becky Hughes, Elijahโ€™s mother, according to WCNC. โ€œIt brings tears to my eyes.โ€

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