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Gardaí cleared the roads tonight to make sure that Santa Claus could make a very special surprise house call before Christmas to a very brave boy.
A fleet of Garda motorcycles and jeeps provided a blue-light escort for Santa and Mrs. Claus during their pre-Christmas aerial visit to eight-year-old Conor Wills at his home in Ballincollig, Cork.
Conor, who was diagnosed with leukemia in June 2018, is taking his chemotherapy in tablet form and was a bit tired today.
But he got a big boost when Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived outside his house. All wore masks and observed social distancing.
“I’m kicking the butt with the leukemia,” Conor told them.
Sources at the North Pole said it is highly unusual for Santa and his wife to make house calls like this, but they made an exception for Conor.
“Conor is such a brave young man, and he has inspired so many people, especially in the last few months, that we just had to visit him at home, to reassure him, and children everywhere, that despite the annoying pandemic, I will be visiting . their homes on Christmas Eve, as usual, “Santa’s spokesman told the .
Conor was one of several young ‘superheroes’ who spearheaded a Mercy University Hospital (MUH) campaign in October to raise funds to support vital cancer services for children in Cork.
Dressed as Batman, he starred in a video to thank the MUH doctors and nurses who helped him care for him, and urged people to get involved in the Mercy Heroes 2020 campaign.
The funds raised will help support their POONS service, the Pediatric Oncology Nursing Outreach Service, which allows children with cancer to receive treatment in their own home.
The only service of its kind in Ireland, has supported some of Cork’s youngest patients and their families in recent years, but Covid-19 has made this home service even more vital.
Conor’s mother, Lorraine, said it was overwhelming to see the efforts everyone had made to organize Santa’s house call.
“With everything going on right now, a visit to Santa was just not in the cards for Conor, so seeing him arrive outside our house like this was wonderful,” Lorriane said. “It’s a great boost to Conor’s spirits and hopefully the neighborhood as well.
“Children, in particular, have lost a lot during the pandemic. This was so beautiful. ”
She and her husband Brian paid tribute to the MUH medical team, led by Dr. Clodagh Ryan, describing them as “walking saints,” and they paid tribute to the staff and students at Scoil Eoin, where Conor is a second class student.
“The school has been just amazing. Nothing is a problem. Everyone has worried about Conor. The sixth class students even knitted him a blanket so he wouldn’t be cold when traveling to some of his medical appointments, ”Lorraine said.
“The kindness and support of the last three years is so humbling.”
Santa also confirmed that Conor and his older brother, Brian, 13, are on his ‘good list’.
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