(FW) – Max Huseby of Hot Springs, Arkansas, has barely left the confines of his hospital unit since March of last year. But thanks to his supportive church community and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the 10-year-old, who is fighting a rare form of leukemia, was granted his dying wish of attending church one last time. “To come to One Refuge Church, that’s what he wanted. To come to church!” the boy’s mom, Monique Huseby, told KTHV-TV.
Max’s father, Mark Huseby, added that the outing was his son’s first time leaving the hospital in over a year. “He’s only seen the outside from the window,” he said. In addition to helping him attend One Refuge Church with his friends and family, Make-A-Wish provided Max with an Xbox and a big party with cake, gifts and dozens of first responders and community members touched by his story. READ MORE