Liza Kaye: terminally ill boy dies in santa's arms

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/living/santa-terminally-ill-boy-irpt-trnd/index.html

It all started with a five year old terminally ill boy who's only wish was to meet and visit Santa Claus. "Santa" made it to the hospital in a quick 15 minutes. The little boy asked Santa several questions such as, "How can I tell when I get to where I'm going?" Santa then reported that he hugged the boy and he died in his arms. This remarkable story deeply effected Schmitt-Matzen, the role-player of Santa Claus.

The historical context relates back to colonial times. During these early-America days, several colonists would develop deathly diseases. The same disease this boy may have suffered from may have been similar to how someone in the colonial America time developed.