Seven-year-old Christian Leo Lopez of Greenville – who was diagnosed in 2022 with leukemia – will get the chance to take the runway as one of 18 pediatric cancer patients at the Children’s Cancer Fund’s 36th annual Unbridled Courage fashion show and gala on April 17.

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