A boy with terminal brain cancer had his one wish come true in spectacular fashion.
Jacob Thompson, a 9-year-old boy has been battling stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma since he was just 5 years old. His wish for Christmas cards was granted early this week.
The boy’s mother, Michelle Thompson Simard, posted on Facebook that her family had gathered earlier on Nov. 4 to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with their son, where they helped him open the hundreds of gifts that had already arrived at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.
The mother shared photos of relatives and joyful gift-opening moments in the post, as family members gathered to enjoy the feast with Jacob.
“We want to send out a huge thank you for all the love and support,” Simard wrote. “We will be paying this forward and giving back to the children’s cancer community. Please continue to keep checking in for detail.”
Jacob’s wish first started gaining traction last week when Simard said that he had been given about one month to live after doctors found out his cancer had spread to his hip and head, Fox News reported. Simard and Jacob’s father, Roger Guay, then decided to make their son’s wish come true.
If you want to send a card to Jacob, address the envelope to:
Jacob Thompson
C/O Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall St.
Portland, ME 04102
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