6-year-old girl with leukemia meets with Obama

A 6-year-old Manhattan girl who has bravely been battling leukemia for the last year finally got her wish - a 10-minute meeting with President Barack Obama.

TheGrio Staff

Dec 4, 2009

A 6-year-old Manhattan girl who has bravely been battling leukemia for the last year finally got her wish – a 10-minute meeting with President Barack Obama.

Jasmina Anema was supposed to visit the president last week, but she fell ill and was unable to make the trip. Fortunately, the bright-eyed child was released from the hospital yesterday and headed to the White House for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Staffers welcomed a beaming Jasmina, wearing a pink sweater dress reserved for special occasions, as she arrived at the White House at around 2:30 p.m. and ushered her into the building, where she waited to be taken into the Oval Office. Once inside, her eyes lit up with delight, her mother, Thea Anema, told the Daily News.

And it only got better. Obama gave Jasmina some gifts to take home – the presidential seal, a matching presidential yo-yo and a box of M&Ms, reports the News. But, most importantly, he gave her his time, attention and affection, according to the paper.

Continued at NBCNewYork.com