A little boy named Ryan Roberts is dying. He is 21 months old and has a heart defect. This week, his parents made the agonizing decision to sign a Do Not Resuscitate order--the doctors have exhausted treatment options. His mother, Diane, has a wish for her dying son:
For everyone to serve banana splits for dinner.
And the best part: an ice cream parlor at Give Kids the World Village (our fabulous accommodations) that opened at 8 a.m.
Lily had a banana split for breakfast nearly everyday, including the morning of her 4th birthday. Since that trip, our family tradition is banana splits for breakfast on our birthdays, complete with the cherry on top. It is a wonderful tradition--one created so we would always remember our amazing trip and also so we would never forget to create memories everyday, with every breath.
And today, we will have banana splits for dinner.
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