Bella Arcand is an 11-year old from the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, and major Toronto Blue Jays fan.
She was invited to throw out the first pitch at a Blue Jays game, and on Tuesday she made that dream come true.
READ MORE: Saskatchewan girl to throw out first pitch at Toronto Blue Jays game
Get daily National news
Arcand was chosen last month by the children’s miracle network, through a partnership with Dairy Queen and the Jays, to throw the opening pitch at a game.
For much of her life, Arcand has had to deal with a rare neurological disorder – Rasmussen’s encephalitis – suffering between 40 and 60 seizures a day.
In 2013, doctors removed part of her brain in to help treat her, and despite a second procedure, the seizures have returned.
READ MORE: Make-A-Wish grants teen brain cancer survivor’s wish in Saskatoon
But through it all, she’s never lost her love of baseball.
With files from Meaghan Craig
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.