A Dying Little Boy's Last Wish Was to See Santa

[Old No7]

Not to be a TOTAL downer...

But to remind us of the reason for the season, to keep our Faith and to spend each and every moment with our children (and other loved ones) as best we can.

Saw this yesterday and it's so sad...

But so touching as well.

A Little Boy's Last Wish Was to See Santa (Click for Link)

Old No7

[mikld]

God Bless that Santa. That video is pretty tough to watch, my eyes were leaking a bit too...

[gamekeeper]

I'm glad that little boy got his dying wish, so very sad though.

As Santa's no1 elf, may he rest in peace.

[Blaine]

I just can't watch this one....But, thank you God for men such as that Santa.....

[hfcable]

I just can't watch this one....But, thank you God for men such as that Santa.....

I am with you Blaine, couldn't watch it. in medical school and afterward nothing seared my heart more than children with terminal diseases. couldn't have done pediatric oncology if my life depended on it. cant re-tell those stories even today.

[Griff]

I couldn't get it to load yesterday... (long running script, or so said my 'puter)... but since no one else is on line at home today... I thought I'd try again... now, they've added this:

" a Campbell County Santa Claus actor, Eric Schmitt-Matzen, who said a terminally ill child had died in his arms.

Immediately, the story went viral. Follow-up interviews and video recordings by local and national television outlets showed a very emotional Schmitt-Matzen retelling the story in virtually the same words he gave to the News Sentinel.

Schmitt-Matzen had not approached the News Sentinel originally with the story. The information came to the newspaper indirectly through a known source, and Schmitt-Matzen was then contacted and asked about the incident. At the time of that initial interview, he said he had promised to protect the identities of the child’s family and the nurse who summoned him to the hospital bedside. In follow-up interviews, he has continued to hold this position and stand by his account.

Since publication, the News Sentinel has done additional investigation in an attempt to independently verify Schmitt-Matzen’s account. This has proven unsuccessful. Although facts about his background have checked out, his story of bringing a gift to a dying child remains unverified. The News Sentinel cannot establish that Schmitt-Matzen’s account is inaccurate, but more importantly, ongoing reporting cannot establish that it is accurate.

Therefore, because the story does not meet the newspaper’s standards of verification, we are no longer standing by the veracity of Schmitt-Matzen’s account.

Jack McElroy, editor

Sam Venable, columnist and original author"

They've removed the video, with a short blurb about not being able to verify it veracity. I guess they need to hold that thought... but if the media would hold EVERYONE to that standard...

[Blaine]

I hope the little didn't die, but at the same time I hope this isn't some liberal jab at the Christmas Spirit....

[Old No7]

Dang it...

Of all the stories to disprove... And there's so many other stories out there that I wish really weren't true............

Sorry all... Bah humbug, I guess...

Old No7

[rossim92]

[Blaine]

http://www.faithwire.com/2016/12/15/fak ... sm_fb_post

It's not inconceivable that liberal news outlets do not want to glorify anything Christmas, or faith-based....

[marlinman93]

Was on the national news this morning. It wasn't true, and the Santa in the video said it wasn't true.

[Blaine]

Was on the national news this morning. It wasn't true, and the Santa in the video said it wasn't true.

Well, heck.... That's pretty low to lie about something like that. Almost as bad as a sniper fire story.