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Family tries to create 'normal life' for Holbrook blood disorder tot

Katie Patton, 3, of Holbrook, was diagnosed with

Photo credit: Brittany Wait

On a Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World, 3-year-old Katie Patton grabbed her mother’s hand and, just before taking the plunge on Splash Mountain, raised her arms high.

“She’s a daredevil. She has no fear,” said her mom, Lori Patton, 32, of Holbrook. “She went on every ride there and met all her favorite Disney princesses.”

The six-day trip to the Florida amusement park in October was meant...

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