An Arkansas man with cancer got the surprise of his life when comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic stopped by his hospital room this past weekend.
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'Weird Al' Yankovic Surprises Long-Time Fan In Hospital For His Birthday
Lonnie Craig has been in the hospital for the past two weeks due to a low white blood count and with two more chemo treatments to go, Lonnie was too sick to attend Yankovic's upcoming show.
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Lonnie's sister Julie had purchased "Weird Al" tickets for the pair to celebrate Lonnie's birthday, but upon discovering he was too sick to go, Julie reached out to "Weird Al" over social media.
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To her surprise, he showed up to great his longtime gan before his show in Little Rock.
Julie says "Weird Al" visited for a while and brought Lonnie a smashed guitar from his previous show in Kansas City, as well as a bag of goodies.
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Julie says Lonnie's spirits have been lifted, and we couldn't be happier for him!
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