From fighting cancer to fighting villains

Six- year- old to suit up and save Edmonton alongside Spider- Man

Six- year- old Mable has been fighting cancer for the past two years, but she’d rather be fighting crime with Spider- Man.

On Monday, if all goes according to plan, she’ll be asked to suit up and save Edmonton alongside her hero. The public is invited to watch it all unfold.

Mable has no idea she’ll be meeting with the mayor, chasing a villain at West Edmonton Mall and rescuing Oilers captain Andrew Ference from the Edmonton Valley Zoo. But her parents, the Children’s Wish Foundation and a small army of people across the city have been carefully planning her magical day for months.

Much like five- year- old Miles Scott, whose adventures as Batkid captured the world’s attention in 2013, Mable will be ushered around the city all day and treated as a superhero by all.

At 7 a. m., she’ll slip on a costume, designed by her mom, and watch a newscast informing her of strange happenings in Edmonton.

Spider- Mable, who will accompanied by Spider- Man throughout the day, will meet with Mayor Don Iveson at City Hall and the police at downtown police headquarters. In the afternoon, she’ll search for a villain at World Waterpark in the West Edmonton Mall, attend “superhero training” at Galaxyland and rescue Ference at the Edmonton Valley Zoo.

Mable’s parents aren’t worried about their daughter’s energy running out before the day is over.

“She will be going non- stop for 48 hours from the excitement of being with Spider- Man,” her mother assured the Children’s Wish Foundation. The day has also been designed to include lots of breaks and snacks between stops.

Mable was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2013 and is nearing the end of her treatment.

Elizabeth LoPresti of the Children’s Wish Foundation said “the prognosis is very good.”