I'm a respite worker and I work with a 9 year old boy who just recently got surgery because he had a tumor on his neck. Yesterday, he had gymnastics with his sisters and after about a half hour he tapped out because his poor neck was sore. So I told him we could go to Tim Horton’s just him and I.
Recently, he has been telling everyone in the family that it would be so cool to have both his favorite donuts together. Half vanilla dip and half chocolate dip. He told everyone that we NEED to tell Tim Horton’s about his brilliant idea.
So yesterday, when him and I went to Tim Horton’s, he decided to tell the lady who was taking our order about his idea. I told her that he's been talking about this for awhile and wanted to tell Tim Horton’s about it.
Then while he was looking at the donuts, the lady snuck in the back for a couple seconds then came out and said "Would you like me to make you one just for you? Don’t tell anybody, it's a secret" and oh boy, his face lit up like fireworks on the fourth of July.
I have never seen him so giddy and excited in the almost 2 years of working with him.
We called his mom and he was just so excited.
I really wish I would have gotten her name.....
If you read this, thank you. You seriously just made his life.
Makes me have a little hope left for our generation.

Signed, a very very happy and thankful respite worker.