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East Tenn. boy with inoperable brain tumor celebrates 10th birthday

A 10-year-old boy with an inoperable brain tumor celebrated his 10th birthday with the help of former Vols like Josh Dobbs.
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Published: Jul. 7, 2020 at 10:15 PM EDT
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - An East Tenn. boy with an inoperable brain tumor celebrated his 10th birthday with the help of former Vols like Josh Dobbs.

Josh Dobbs, a former quarterback with UT, posted on Twitter several pictures of him with 10-year-old A.J. Cucksey. A.J. was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor years ago, and he’s always been a Vol fan.

Dobbs wasn’t the only shout out that A.J. got.

National Fitness also posted a Happy Birthday message on their sign.

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