WEST PIKELAND >> A Downingtown student received his wish of a guitar, a custom one he plays daily. Luke Birkhead, a junior at Downingtown East High School, has battled leukemia twice in his life.

Andrew Thurston’s hands shook as he picked up his dark purple Paul Reed Smith guitar for the first time. He wiped away a few tears before plugging the custom-made instrument into an amplifier. As the ...