'Star Wars' helped this Aussie dad overcome a brain tumour for his kids

 By 
Ariel Bogle
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Adam Harris is probably Australia's biggest Star Wars fan. Case in point, his son is called Jack Anakin Harris.

The week before his second child was born, Harris started suffering severe headaches and it was discovered he had an inoperable brain tumour. Lying in hospital, he started having big regrets -- for one thing, he'd never travelled to America where Star Wars was from, or had the chance to share that experience with his children.

It was then he had an idea: Why not make a documentary about about taking his son to America to live out their dream of Star Wars super fandom? Crowdfunding the project, Harris and his son Jack made it to the big Star Wars celebration in Anaheim.

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