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Rob McElhenney makes surprise video call to young Wrexham fan battling rare cancer as Red Dragons star forward Ollie Palmer pays a visit

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<p>Wrexham supporter Archie White had an uplifting video chat with Red Dragons co-owner McElhenney while he was on the set of his TV show <em>It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</em>. The 12-year-old from Wrexham was diagnosed with a cancer, myeloid sarcoma, that affects less than one in a million children and is undergoing treatment at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool. On top of the call, forward Palmer spent hours at Archie's bedside in a heart-warming meeting. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Archie's mum, Sarah, told <a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/young-wrexham-fan-battling-cancer-30432390">Wales Online</a>: “The doctors told us that Archie had cancer just before Halloween, but we only told our friends last Friday. We started getting video messages from the Wrexham players, because Archie is a die-hard fan. I messaged the players just to say thank you for their messages and Ollie replied to me. He said that when he's feeling better, he’d really like to take him to the training ground and that was it. Yesterday was a really difficult day for Archie with his chemotherapy treatment. He's obviously been feeling really weak and tired, and he broke down. He was like: ‘Why is this happening to me?’ I went to the toilet after that and when I came out he said: ‘I think that Ollie Palmer’s outside.’ Then the door opened and he just walked in, and I said: ‘What are you doing here?’ He said Archie’s story really got to him and he had a family member who went through something similar. He stayed with us for hours and that was when he rang Rob McElhenney.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A hard day turned very special and made even more special thanks to Ollie and an amazing FaceTime with <a href="https://twitter.com/RMcElhenney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RMcElhenney</a> and Ollie got his arse whooped on fifa!! Thank you so much again, WE GOT THIS and I can’t wait to get my boy better and back to the racecourse <a href="https://twitter.com/Wrexham_AFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Wrexham_AFC</a> ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/o1xuWPlURv">pic.twitter.com/o1xuWPlURv</a></p>— Sj (@vapunapili12) <a href="https://twitter.com/vapunapili12/status/1859700462695711037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT ARCHIE'S MUM SAID

<p>A video of McElhenney's call shows him introducing Archie to his co-stars Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton. After being called back to set, the American rang again for a longer chat and showed him around his work.</p><p>McElhenney also said: “Hey man, how are you doing? I'm sure you're not old enough to watch my show, but this is the set that we shoot on. We would love to have you and your family come and sit up with us in the box so we'll make sure we get your information and invite you when we're out there.”</p><p>Acts like these just show Wrexham's class.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>While everyone hopes and prays that Archie gets better, his beloved Wrexham host Exeter City in League One action on Saturday in a battle between third and ninth in the division.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Rob McElhenney makes surprise video call to young Wrexham fan battling rare cancer as Red Dragons star forward Ollie Palmer pays a visit | Goal.com US

Rob McElhenney made a surprise video call to a young Wrexham fan battling a rare form of cancer - and then Ollie Palmer paid him a visit in hospital.