Story coming out now that he may have made this story up as there is no real proof that it happened.
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| Author: | Franky T [ Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Eric Schmitt-Matzen |
He's a bigger man than me. What a heart wrenching story. This year, veteran Santa Claus portrayer Eric Schmitt-Matzen was the one with tears in his eyes as he helped one special little boy in his final moments of life. Schmitt-Matzen, who portrays the jolly man in the red suit every year for dozens of events, recently answered the call to visit a terminally ill child in the hospital just before his death, he told the Knoxville News Sentinel. “ said there was a very sick 5-year-old boy who wanted to see Santa Claus,” the 60-year-old told the Sentinel about the request to visit the boy at a nearby hospital. “I told her, ‘Okay, just let me change into my outfit.’ She said, ‘There isn’t time for that. Your Santa suspenders are good enough. Come right now.’ ” Upon arrival just 15 minutes later, the little boy’s mother gave Schmitt-Matzen a gift to give to her son. “I sized up the situation and told everyone, ‘If you think you’re going to lose it, please leave the room. If I see you crying, I’ll break down and can’t do my job,’ ” he explained to the Knoxville News Sentinel. Schmitt-Matzen entered the hospital’s intensive care unit, and sat down on the boy’s bed, asking, ” ‘Say, what’s this I hear about you’re gonna miss Christmas? There’s no way you can miss Christmas! Why, you’re my Number One elf!’ ” “I gave him the present,” Schmitt-Matzen said. “He was so weak he could barely open the wrapping paper. When he saw what was inside, he flashed a big smile and laid his head back down.” Then, the child asked, ” ‘They say I’m gonna die. How can I tell when I get to where I’m going?’ ” In response, Schmitt-Matzen told the child, ” ‘When you get there, you tell ’em you’re Santa’s Number One elf, and I know they’ll let you in.’ ” The two shared a hug, and the little boy asked, ” ‘Santa, can you help me?’ ” “I wrapped my arms around him. Before I could say anything, he died right there. I let him stay, just kept hugging and holding on to him,” Schmitt-Matzen explained. “Everyone outside the room realized what happened. His mother ran in. She was screaming, ‘No, no, not yet!’ I handed her son back and left as fast as I could.” The devastating moment shook Schmitt-Matzen, he admitted. “I cried all the way home,” Schmitt-Matzen told the newspaper. “I was crying so hard, I had a tough time seeing good enough to drive.” He added, “Actually, I thought I might crack up and never be able to play the part again.” Though, one more show helped him realize the importance of bringing joy to children. “When I saw all those children laughing, it brought me back into the fold. It made me realize the role I have to play,” Schmitt-Matzen said. “For them and for me.” https://frontier.yahoo.com/celebrity/te ... 02253.html |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric Schmitt-Matzen |
Story coming out now that he may have made this story up as there is no real proof that it happened.
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric Schmitt-Matzen |
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/santa-st ... /370486645 Faith in humanity restored! |
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| Author: | America [ Thu Dec 15, 2016 5:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric Schmitt-Matzen |
I cannot watch that interview with him in costume. |
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