Sandler saves Christmas for siblings

Actor Adam Sandler helped brighten Christmas for a sister and brother struggling with cancer.

The 40-year-old star of The Longest Yard, 50 First Dates and Mr Deeds, sent a Sony PlayStation 3 loaded with games to 15-year-old Stephanie and 18-year-old Kevin Hudon of Manchester, New Hampshire, as well as signed DVDs, jerseys and an autographed Longest Yard poster.

Stephanie has bone cancer that recently spread to her lungs and Kevin suffers with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Christine Monahan, a teacher at Manchester Memorial High School, who has been helping to raise money for the family, said the package from Sandler, a New Hampshire native, arrived last week.