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It started as a pep talk. Then this Starbucks barista became a lifeline for a boy with cancer.

“I don’t think I’ve done anything phenomenal,” Aldrete said. “It’s something that any human being should do. Just be kind.”

Starbucks employee Eddie Aldrete, 22, gives Cole Haar, a 9-year-old boy with cancer, a pep talk from a Starbucks drive-through before Cole's chemo appointment. Aldrete's kindness meant so much to Cole, that he now visits the Starbucks before every chemo appointment to see Aldrete.
Starbucks employee Eddie Aldrete, 22, gives Cole Haar, a 9-year-old boy with cancer, a pep talk from a Starbucks drive-through before Cole's chemo appointment. Aldrete's kindness meant so much to Cole, that he now visits the Starbucks before every chemo appointment to see Aldrete.Read moreDebbie Haar
    by Sydney Page, The Washington Post
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