Is the Santa Claus-dying kid story made-up b.s.?

Not discounting the possibility it's made up, but I saw an interview with him this morning and he certainly came across credibly. He was emotional as he told the story and his tale was pretty much on point with the USA Today account. I know that doesn't mean shit without some verification, but just an observation. The reporting in the USA Today story is certainly lacking.

 

He's kind of an actor by trade, right?

 

Headline News talked to him, but they didn't add any details to the story:

Santa to dying boy: Tell heaven you're my No. 1 elf - CNN.com

 

Total bullshit.

 

The Sabrina Rubin Erdely Memorial Victory Tour.

Read the CNN story. The quotes continue to evolve.

 

I kind of think so too.

Still no details added to the story.

 

Questioned it the minute I saw it. Do 5-year-olds really talk the way the Santa said the kid talked?

Was waiting for all the board pessimists to chime in, but they stayed silent on this one.

 

I was busy correcting other mistakes!

 

I'm still catching up, after my heroic work yesterday.

Is the contention that he died in Santa's arms, while he and Santa were the only ones in the room?

"I met the parents and relatives down the hall. I said, 'If anybody feels like they’re going to lose it, please wait in the hall because I've got to be happy and jovial. If anybody starts to cry, please do run out the hallway because I can’t do my job,'" Schmitt-Matzen said.

No one managed to follow him into the room, Schmitt-Matzen said, adding that he didn't want to divulge details of the hospital or the boy's illness to protect the privacy of the family and the nurse who called him.

Boy Dies in Santa's Arms After Receiving Early Christmas Present

Even if paleocare has started, and a do not resuscitate order has been issued, if the kid was still in the hospital, then he was still hooked up to monitors.

No parent is going to miss their child's final breath, and let him spend his final moments with a stranger, even if the stranger is dressed up as Santa.

 

This was the one I saw this morning.
'Santa, can you help me?' Boy dies in Santa's arms while making last wish