A 7-year-old California boy who is battling cancer but aspires to be a postal carrier, got a mail truck of his own, and said 'that is awesome.'
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- A sunny southern California 7-year-old recently got a huge surprise -- his very own personal postal truck delivered to his doorstep.This delivery is years in the making, and it started with him,"I wanted to make sure his wish was taken care of," Santa Ana postal carrier Van Singletary said.His daily trips to the mailbox were the highlight of the day for Jacob and his little sister, Ava.
Nearly two years ago, he was diagnosed with stage 4 Wilms, a childhood cancer that starts in the kidneys, and spread to his lungs.And for more than one month, Jacob was forced to remain isolated in his hospital room."All the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, even patients, other kids on other floors would write him a note, knowing that he wasn't able to leave his room. So it was excitement for him every day to check the mailbox," his mom said.
"Thank you all for just doing this. This is like so sweet of you. I just like don't know what to say right now. Thank you so much," the boy said.