Big Hearted Santa Makes a Special Visit to a Dying Young Boy Who Was Afraid of Missing Christmas
Eric J. Schmitt-Matzen aka Santa Schmatz, a business owner in Caryville, Tennessee, offered his
Santa services a little early this year when a nurse from a local hospital called and told him to get there as quickly as he could. When he arrived, he learned that a dying young boy was terribly afraid of missing Christmas. So he put on a brave face and a true Santa Schmatz smile, cleared all criers from the room and delivered a present to the little boy, proclaiming him to be Santa's "number one elf".
I gave him the present. He was so weak he could barely open the wrapping paper. When he saw what was inside, he flashed a big smile and laid his head back down. '"They say I'm gonna die,' he told me. 'How can I tell when I get to where I'm going?' I said, 'Can you do me a big favor?' He said, 'Sure!' When you get there, you tell 'em you're Santa's Number One elf, and I know they'll let you in. He said, 'They will?' I said,'Sure!'
During a warm embrace, little boy asked Santa to help him with something, but never finished his sentence. The little boy died in Santa's arms.
Related Laughing Squid PostsHe kinda sat up and gave me a big hug and asked one more question: 'Santa, can you help me?' I wrapped my arms around him. Before I could say anything, he died right there. I let him stay, just kept hugging and holding on to him.