6-year-old kid with cancer asked 'Make-a-Wish' for one priceless gift — but it wasn't for himself

We desperately want most of our wishes to come true, that too, as early as possible. Most of us have our entire lives to work towards fulfilling our dreams, but unfortunately, many young ones are plagued with critical illness early in their lives. With an uncertain future and a whole lot of unfulfilled dreams, these kids look forward to at least one of their wishes to come true. Here is where the Make-A-Wish Foundation steps in. Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization that grants life-changing wishes for children suffering from critical ailments between the ages of 3 and 18.

One of their videos shared on the official YouTube page of Make-A-Wish America showed viewers a clip from 1998 when a 6-year-old boy named Robin was undergoing cancer treatment. He was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma at an early age. However, the 6-year-old had a big dream. surprisingly, it's not for himself but to bring joy to others. Robin had always loved ice cream and knew it could be enjoyed best when you shared it with your friends. So Robin wanted to become the "boss of the ice cream man" for a day.

With the Make-A-Wish foundation by his side, Robin could hand out less fortunate kids ice creams from a local ice cream truck. A woman interviewing Robin for a news network asked him what kind of ice cream he handed out that day. "Lemon bombs, lemon creams fudge bar," Robin replied. The interviewer asked Robin once again if he had music on the ice cream truck, which is a signature for ice cream trucks to play when they are out selling their goods. Robin nodded a "yes." In the video, we can see many people enjoying ice cream from the truck in which Robin was sitting with another man. Not only kids but adults also enjoyed the ice cream. 

Dr. Marilyn Eaton from the Texas Children's Cancer Center can be seen doing basic health checkups on Robin. Dr. Eaton also spoke in the video about how other children want computers or to visit Disneyland or a place they have never visited, but Robin's wish was unique. "Robin chose to give other people something and that reflects what Robin is all about," Dr. Eaton mentioned. On the other hand, Robin was on top of the world just by handing over free ice creams to people. The video clip then moves to a grown-up Robin in 2011, when he survived his cancer and was attending college.

He still fondly remembers the day when every child in his neighborhood enjoyed his gift of ice cream. "The chance to get to do something really great and, more so, something that I really wanted to do, it was a dream. So when I found out that it was actually going to happen, it was literally a dream come true for me," Robin recalled. According to Robin's Facebook page, he has been thriving in his life as a postgraduate student at the University of Houston. In 2022, he posted about his memories with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and how he has become a Wish Alumni to raise funds for the foundation as well.

"As many of you already know for yourselves, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has been one of the greatest things I've ever been given the chance to be involved in. It started with them granting my wish when I needed it most, and ever since I have done whatever is asked to further support their goals of lifting these young ones up out of the fear and uncertainty that come with any major hospital treatment. More so than any group I've ever known, Make A Wish deserves to keep going and grant as many wishes as cosmically possible," he wrote in one of his Facebook posts.