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Surprise! ‘Doctor’s trip’ turns into spring training stop

Pictured are Morgan Meiszner (seated) and the other children who made a recent trip to Sloan Park before the Cubs’ first game of spring training. Photo courtesy of Advocate
Pictured are (left to right) Billy, Deanne, Morgan and Bill Meiszner, an Orland Park family who was surprised with an all-expenses-paid trip to Cubs spring training in Mesa, Arizona. The trip was organized by the Cubs, American Airlines and Advocate Children’s Hospital, where Morgan is a longtime patient. John Martin-Eatinger/Advocate

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Will O'Brien, Freelance Reporter
4:12 am CDT March 15, 2019
The morning of Feb. 18 began like many others Morgan Meiszner has experienced — with a trip to the doctor’s office. Or so the 13-year-old Orland Park resident thought. Instead, the family car ride to Chicago actually ended with a visit to the American Airlines Conference Center ...

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