Sask. woman with cancer has wish come true at CFL's Touchdown Atlantic in Halifax

Sue Linnen is battling life-threatening cancer but the disease didn't stop the 73-year-old Regina fan from travelling halfway across the country to watch the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Toronto Argonauts at the CFL's Touchdown Atlantic in Halifax on Saturday. 

Sue and her husband Ken Linnen have been Riders season ticket holders for 49 years and this is one game she didn't want to miss.

Barbara Linnen, one of Sue's three daughters, submitted an application for her mother to the Cameco Riders Touchdown for Dreams — a program that began as a partnership between the Roughriders and the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency in 2011 to help women facing life-threatening cancer diagnoses have their dreams fulfilled. 

Sue's wish was to watch her favourite team play on the east coast and she's making the most of the opportunity. Touchdown Atlantic between the Riders and Argos is the first-ever CFL regular season game in Halifax.

Sue and Ken watched the team's entire practice at Saint Mary's University in Halifax on Friday in the blistering heat.

At the end of the practice — Sue was met with a surprise she will never forget. She received a handoff from Riders running back Jamal Morrow, gave enthusiastic fist bumps to the entire team and got some new Riders swag.

"We've done a lot of travelling over the years, we've travelled the world and seen many exciting events, but this one I think is close to the top," Sue said on Friday.

Sue has been battling lymphoma, a cancer that begins in infection-fighting cells of the immune system, for the past 12 years. 

While huddled up with the Riders, she gave the team some words of encouragement. 

"I'm fighting my disease and you're fighting for the team, I appreciate that," Sue told the team. 

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