When Chewbacca, the giant “Star Wars” Wookie, stepped into the hospital room of 15-year-old Austin Eggleston on March 17, it was one of the happiest moments of the teen’s life.
Plenty of science-fiction movie fans would be thrilled to get a visit from such a famous star, but in this case, Chewbacca brought a message, which meant more to the hospitalized teen than hearing that the evil Empire had been defeated.
