Kiri Luckey

Kiri Luckey: Terminally ill child dies in Santa's arms

A 60-year-old Tennessee man who spends time volunteering as Santa Claus at a local hospital granted a 5-year-old terminally ill boy his final wish this holiday season, and held him as he died in his arms. “I Schmitt-Matzen, a mechanical engineer and president of Packing Seals & Engineering in Jacksboro, Tennessee, had arrived at the unidentified hospital and met the boy’s mother and family members, who were also unidentified. A nurse had called with the special request and given him a toy to offer the child during his visit, USA Today reported. I spent four years in the Army with the 75th Rangers, and I’ve seen my share of [stuff],” Eric Schmitt-Matzen told USA Today. “But I ran by the nurses’ station bawling my head off. I know nurses and doctors see things like that every day, but I don’t know how they can take it.”


Analysis: This is so sweet and sad at the same time.Its so sad because the poor boy was only five years old with a life threatening illness. Doctors telling him he may not live much longer is very tragic for a five year old little boy. Its also sweet because well he got to see santa and and talk to santa which is something children love to do. The boy got to say his last words to someone children admire and look up to.