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:18- ((I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S
FINALLY HAPPENING. MAKE A WISH
HAS BEEN TRYING TO SET THIS UP
FOR LIKE 6 YEARS NOW.))
A DREAM IS COMING TRUE FOR A
LADY GAGA FAN FROM BUFFALO-
HE'S HEADED TO THE BIG GAME THIS
WEEKEND IN HOUSTON-- THANKS TO
MAKE A WISH WESTERN NEW YORK.
NEWS 4'S ANGELA CHRISTOFOROS HAS
THE TOUCHING STORY. ANGELA.
CHRISTY VINNY (SICK-A-TELLO)
CICATELLO HAS BEEN BATTLING A
LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS ALL HIS
LIFE - AND LADY GAGA HAS
INSPIRED HIM TO PUSH THROUGH
TOUGH TIMES. SO IT'S NO SURPRISE
THAT HE'S A HUGE LADY GAGA FAN!
AND WHILE HE'S EXCITED TO WATCH
THE BIG GAME - HE'S OVER JOYED
TO WATCH HIS FAVORITE SINGER OF
ALL TIME PERFORM!
IT'S FAIR TO SAY VINNY
(SICK-A-TELLO) CICATELLO OF
BUFFALO IS A LADY GAGA SUPER
FAN. HE OWNS ALL KINDS OF GAGA
MERCHANDISE - AND ALL OF HER
RECORDS.
((THE FIRST TIME I MET HER WAS
ACTUALLY IN NEW YORK CITY AND
SHE TOOK LIKE A GROUP PICTURE
WITH US AND SHE WAS JUST SO NICE
AND KIND WHEN YOU TALK TO HER,
IT'S LIKE HOW YOU AND ME ARE
TALKING SHE'S LIKE A NORMAL
PERSON YOU LIKE DON'T EVEN SEE
THE FAME IN HER.)) AND VINNY HAS
ACTUALLY MET LADY GAGA MORE THAN
ONCE. THE 2ND TIME WAS AT HER
2014 SHOW HERE
IN BUFFALO.
((I MADE A VEST FOR HER AND I
THREW IT ON STAGE AND SHE CAUGHT
IT. AND IT HAD A NOTE SAYING I
WANT TO MEET HER
THROUGH MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
AND SHE PULLED ME AND MY SISTER
ON STAGE AND IT WAS JUST LIKE A
MOMENT I'LL NEVER FORGET.))
THE SUPER STARS MESSAGE: BORN
THIS WAY - HIT A SPECIAL CHORD
WITH VINNY.
HE WAS BORN WITH SCID- OR SEVERE
COMBINED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY. HE
HAS NO IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND NEEDS
INFUSION EVERY WEEK TO STAY
HEALTHY.
((IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE
ALWAYS HAD TO DEAL WITH AND IT'S
SOMETHING I CAN'T CHANGE BUT SHE
KIND OF JUST TELLS ME THAT IT'S
OK
AND YOU'LL GET THROUGH IT.))
((WHEN HE WAS A BABY HE ALMOST,
THERE WERE TIMES WHEN HE WAS
REALLY SICK AND WE DIDN'T KNOW
IF HE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT.))
THE SINGER HAS INSPIRED VINNY TO
KEEP PUSHING FORWARD- AND NOW
HE'LL GET TO SEE HER AGAIN IN A
WAY THAT HE'LL NEVER FORGET.
THROUGH MAKE A WISH WESTERN NEW
YORK, HE'S HEADING TO THE BIG
GAME FOR FREE - AND WATCHING
LADY GAGA PERFORM AT HALFTIME.
((IT'S LIKE CRAZY TO ME I JUST
CAN'T BELIEVE IT. EVEN WHEN I
SEE IT ON TV AND I KNOW HE'S
THERE I STILL WON'T BELIEVE IT'S
HAPPENING YOU KNOW.))
MAKE-A-WISH WESTERN NEW YORK
GRANTS MORE THAN 150 WISHES LIKE
VINNY'S EACH YEAR. VINNY HEADS
TO HOUSTON TOMORROW MORNING WITH
HIS DAD AND PROMISES TO SEND US
PICTURES FROM THE BIG GAME! LIVE