Stories like this make me so grateful for organizations such as the Make-a-Wish Foundation.> Read the full story (The Seattle Times)Thursday was shaping up to be just another school day for 13-year-old Erik Martin, but then something extraordinary happened: Spider-Man called.
Spider-Man happens to be one of the few people who knows that Erik, too, has a secret identity — he's Electron Boy, a superhero who fights the powers of evil with light.
And Spider-Man needed Erik's help.
Erik, who is living with liver cancer, has always wanted to be a superhero. On Thursday, the regional chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted him that wish with an elaborate event that involved hundreds of volunteers in Bellevue and Seattle.
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I saw this mentioned on twitter thought I'd check it out. Awesome post!
ReplyDeleteAw, this is so cute!
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