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The AMAZING thing one town did for a little girl battling cancer

Published 10:50 30 Sept 2015 BST

Updated 10:55 30 Sept 2015 BST

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Six-year-old Mable from Canada was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2013. While undergoing treatment for the disease, she developed a love of Spider-Man comics. On Monday, her dream of being a superhero came true when the Children's Wish Foundation and the city of Edmonton in Alberta came together to help transform Mable into Spider-Mable, for an epic mission and amazing day she'll never forget. Covered by local media and trending on Twitter, this is how Spider-Mable's heroic day unfolded... First, she was informed (in an amazing fake news bulletin) that Edmonton Oliers hockey Captain, Andrew Ference was in danger and needed saving. 2015-09-30 10_16_12-Official SpiderMable Action 7 Newscast - YouTube Soon after, a Spider-Mable theme tune was recorded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoBuCb3QGh8 Meanwhile, she met with the Chief of Police who showed her a lineup of suspects. Followed by a meeting with the Mayor to put a plan of action in place.  Then, Spider-Man became Spider-Mable's sidekick. Together, they managed to catch the bad guy, whilst saving the good.   She also zip-lined... And, made the (real) news. What a day.  

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