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6-yr-old leukemia patient serenaded by 1,500 students

Lauren Ready
USA TODAY
Christian Parchman, a six-year-old leukemia patient, received a special gift on Sunday. With help from the 1,500 college students attending a conference, Songs of Love Foundation, a national nonprofit, created a personalized song for Parchman.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Six-year-old Christian Parchman was escorted onto the stage by his mother Brittany. In front of them were 1,500 college students who were recruited to sing Christian a very special song.

The Songs of Love Foundation, a national nonprofit, created a personalized song for Christian, who is battling leukemia. The students sang the chorus line and Songs of Love recorded and mixed the song together. The song included things Christian enjoys like Pacers mascot Boomer, the Avengers and playing with his Nintendo Wii. Watch the video above to hear the song and see Christian's reaction.

Songs of Love is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing personalized uplifting songs, free of charge, for children and teens currently facing tough medical, physical or emotional challenges. They record the songs on a CD that the kids can bring with them wherever they go and play the songs whenever they need to feel happy. "They can play these songs during hospital treatments, like for instance during chemotherapy it helps distract the kids from the pain," said Songs of Love founder and president, John Beltzer.

The 1,500 students who helped sing the song were attending the 2016 Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values Central Conference in Indianapolis.

"It made me feel happy," Christian said after he heard the song. "My favorite part is about Boomer, because he's my favorite."

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