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My niece in law has had some significant health issues which have made life hell for her. It’s been difficult for her to go to school and do the normal kid things.

One thing she loves is the Chicago Bears. She watches every single game, knows all the players, and roots for the team probably even harder than I do. Her favorite player, obviously, is Justin Fields.

She’s been really down in the dumps lately over being in the hospital for an extended amount of time, so I thought something Bears related could cheer her up. I contacted one of my family friends who actually has a connection to the Bears organization, and asked if it were possible to just get an autographed ball from Justin Fields. Never would I expect what actually were to come.

Just in a few days, I get an email from this friend which is titled “message for Vanessa (not her real name, for privacy reasons I’m not gonna share that). I open up the email and it’s a link to a video clip.

I check out the video clip and I couldn’t believe it. Justin Fields himself recorded a minute long video, greeting my niece by name and telling her how much he appreciates her. He also told her to keep fighting and that she’s even stronger than him.

I excitedly rush over to my niece to show her this video, and oh my god. I haven’t seen her smile like that in months. She couldn’t believe it was real and even shed a few tears in excitement. I didn’t want to record a video of her reaction for privacy reasons but I wish you guys could see how happy it made her. It was incredible.

Anyways, just wanted to make this post to say how much I genuinely appreciate Justin Fields for taking the time to make that video and actually putting some effort into it. He’s such a busy man but he found a way to give my niece a memory she will cherish forever, and something to make her tough days a bit better.