Photo: Gofundme
An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy tragically died during his Make-a-Wish trip.
The young boy, who had terminal brain cancer, had flown from his home to Minneapolis to fulfill his wish when his health took a turn for the worse.
According to the news outlet, Choroszy’s brother Jake also flew in from South Dakota for the special visit.
“On Monday, we did a lot of shopping and he was doing really good,” his mother, Tammy Wildish, said. “Mikey took a decline very quickly.”
Wildish told the news outlet her son was brought to a local Minneapolis hospital during the trip and that she was with Choroszy when he took his last breath.
Mikey Choroszy.GoFundMe
“The biggest thing was watching him die, that was the worst,” she said. “Going from walking to not walking at all to the point where we had to pick him up and move him.”
The mom said her son’s battle with childhood cancer started around 15 months ago when he was diagnosed with a tumor on his brain stem.
He was re-diagnosed with another germ cell tumor after visiting the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, a description on the page read.
On the fundraising website, Choroszy was described as “the biggest and best fighter” and was said to have been fighting for his brother Robbie, who unexpectedly passed away in January 2019 from health issues.
According to the GoFundMe page, Choroszy’s body was returned to Wisconsin over the weekend.
The family is expected to hold a funeral service on Wednesday.
“Mikey just had one of the kindest souls and always had a smile on his face. He was always an encourager and showed others how to be brave,” Jennifer Blease, a friend of the family, said in an update. “Mikey is truly my hero and I will miss his goofy side as well.”
According to Blease, the GoFundMe campaign — which has since received donations doubled its previously set goal of $20,000 — will be shut down following Choroszy’s funeral.
source: people.com
