Backstreet Boys disappoint girl

WARREN, Mich. (AP) - A 5-year-old girl undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia had one wish - to meet the Backstreet Boys when they perform in suburban Detroit this weekend.

But the pop quintet refused Morgan Zalewski's request, which was made on her behalf by The Rainbow Connection, an association that grants the wishes of dying and seriously ill children.

``We used every resource we possibly could,'' said Patricia Flack, director of The Rainbow Connection.

The group gets ``thousands and thousands of requests'' daily from organizations like The Rainbow Connection and can't possibly grant them all, said Marcee Rondan, vice president of MSO, the LosAngeles-based firm that handles publicity for the Backstreet Boys.

Even though Morgan was disappointed that she wouldn't meet the band in person, she isn't angry and plans to see them perform at The Palace of Auburn Hills, her father said Monday.

``That's how she is. She accepts it and just goes on,'' said Chris Zalewski.

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