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An 8-year-old boy with a rare disease is less than 48 hours from the beginning of a wish come true. Lee County third-grader Easton Blanchard departs Thursday for a whirlwind weekend at Talladega Motor Speedway, complete with the opportunity to meet his hero, Dale Earnhardt Jr., family members said. Officials from Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions, unveiled details of the all-expense-paid weekend getaway for Blanchard and his parents, Brian and Heather Blanchard, at a party for family and friends Monday. -- Albany Herald

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