‘My Wish Came True’: Boy Fighting Leukemia Enjoys Hamburger Dinner With Santa In ‘North Pole’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KOVR-TV) – A 7-year-old California lad diagnosed with leukemia wished to conscionable Santa Claus and person a hamburger meal astatine the North Pole — and that privation was granted. In July 2021, Santa sent a video message to young Pastor to fto him cognize they would conscionable connected November 1 successful Sacramento. The remainder was a surprise.

“It melts my heart, particularly successful this clip that…my sister’s not here. This means a batch to maine for him to beryllium happy,” said Teresa Silva, Pastor’s aunt. 

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Pastor arrived astatine the Downtown Sacramento Macy’s successful a limo Monday greeting and was greeted by store employees dressed successful their “North Pole best.” Inside waiting, Santa Claus and a store abstraction transformed to instrumentality Pastor to the North Pole similar helium wished to do.

He wrote his missive to Santa Claus, with specifics connected their day: hamburgers for the meal, reindeers for entertainment, and of course, Santa’s sleigh. Pastor got each of the above, and past some, acknowledgment to a concern betwixt Make-A-Wish, Macy’s and the Golden 1 Center.

Pastor was diagnosed with leukemia a fewer days earlier his 6th birthday. He started to acquisition precocious fevers, swelling and bony pain. A specializer astatine UC Davis Medical Center ran tests to find helium not lone had crab of the blood, but besides successful his bones.

That diagnosis was not going to halt Pastor’s joy, according to his family. Silva said she wants to spot her nephew with the grin connected his look that helium had with Santa Claus forever.

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“I privation him to beryllium similar this everyday. I don’t privation it to end. I privation it to enactment similar this. My bosom is truthful blessed close now,” said Silva. 

On the time of his wish, the Golden 1 Center was transformed into the North Pole—complete with ice, presents, reindeer, gingerbread houses and Christmas decorations. When Pastor looked up, his privation and sanction shined connected the scoreboards.

“We deliberation it’s critical. We deliberation its portion of the medicine of the child’s journey,” said Sean Mullin with Make-A-Wish. 

Pastor fed the reindeer, ate hamburgers and milkshakes with Santa, and watched a movie with his household connected the large screen. “My privation came true,” helium said erstwhile talented with caller apparel from Macy’s.

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November 1 marks the commencement of Macy’s Believe campaign, successful concern with Make-A-Wish. Customers tin nonstop letters done Dec. 24, either in-store oregon online. Macy’s volition donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million, to assistance children warring captious illnesses, similar Pastor, to marque their wishes travel true.