Tom Brady Sends Message to Fan with SMA

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A certain New England Patriots fan was surprised when quarterback Tom Brady took the time to send him a personal message.

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In this video from Hot News, avid Patriots fan Justin Miller received a special message from one of his favorite players after his sister wrote a blog about his condition for the Huffington Post. Justin lives with spinal muscular atrophy. After Brady read the blog post, he reached out to the family via a recorded message.

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