"Tebowing while Chemoing"

Quarterback's ups and downs ring true for teen battling cancer

Joey Norris, centre right, demonstrates "Tebowing" with some of his Grade 8 classmates at Our Lady of Mercy School in Potomac, Md., Jan. 12. Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow's prayerful gesture has caught on around the world. Norris, who is battling cancer, tweeted a photo of himself "Tebowing while Chemoing" to Tebow, and the quarterback immediately responded that he would pray for him. CNS photo by Rafael Crisostomo, Catholic Standard.

CNS' Mark Zimmermann details how Tim Tebow's season and open Faith inspired a boy battling cancer:

In a football season marked by amazing fourth-quarter comebacks and four overtime victories, Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow not only connected with wide receivers racing for the end zone.

Through prayer and an act of kindness, Tebow also connected with Joey Norris, a 13-year-old Grade 8 student at Our Lady of Mercy School in Potomac who is battling leukemia.

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