Zachary Bradford may only have two weeks to live as he waits for a small bowel and liver transplant. Fundraising legend John O’Byrne brought the magical moment to three-year-old Zachary and two other sick children.
A Kirkintilloch toddler waiting for a life-saving double transplant received a special early visit from Santa ahead of the big day.
“Sadly he had been poorly and was only on pass for a few hours for the visit. So we’re so grateful it could happen.” She said: “We got discharged a few days ago to the hospice for respite but have been back in hospital since. “We’d been to John’s party the year before and met Santa but to have him come to the house was really personal and all my friends’ kids said ‘Zachary had Santa to his house, that’s so special.’”
Heather said: “As a family, we want to build memories and seek moments of joy. John’s kindness and desire to bring joy and magical moments to families like mine is truly a wonderful thing.” “He is non verbal but you could tell he was laughing away. This is our second Christmas at home with Ollie and our first in our new disabled access house, so it’s going to be really special.John O’Byrne has dedicated his life to making memories for sick children after spending much of his own childhood in hospital suffering from brittle bones.
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