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Updated: 9:21 PM Jul 2, 2008
Cornell Teenager Battles Leukemia, Wishes For Two Dairy Cows
When you think of Make A Wish programs, images of dream vacations or a chest full of new toys may come to mind.
Posted: 3:56 PM Jul 2, 2008Reporter: Heidi Bohl Email Address: heidi.bohl@weau.com |
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When you think of Make A Wish programs, images of dream vacations or a chest full of new toys may come to mind.
But a Cornell teenager, who's battling leukemia, wished for a something that requires a lot more work.
15-year-old Dylan Crabb has always wanted to become a dairy farmer.
So when the Children's Wish Foundation asked him what he wanted, he surprised everyone by deciding to wish for two dairy cows.
It was a wish that surprised even his own family.
Lori Crabb says, "I asked him over and over, Dylan, are you sure? Mom, I'm absolutely sure."
And it finally came true.
Moon and Star are two black-and-white beauties, helping make Dylan Crabb's dream of owning a dairy farm a reality.
Dylan Crabb says, "I just wanted them because when my mom was younger she had a herd of cattle when she was 14."
And, he says his love of farming doesn't make it seem like work at all.
Dylan Crabb says, "It's what I want to do and it's fun for me, so I just get out there and it's not like it's hard work that I dread or nothing."
Dylan says he knows he could have wished for pretty much anything he wanted.
But says he's happy knowing this gift will keep giving back.
Dylan Crabb says, "I figured I could make a wish and go on a trip or something like that. But, that's a one time deal. I get these cows, that's money, that's constant money all the time. And you can go on as many trips as you want."
He says a lot of people have helped him along the way, but says he couldn't have done this without his stepfather Bruce.
Dylan Crabb says, "He showed me pretty much everything I know how to do. So I kind of owe it to him on everything."
Dylan's mom, Lori, says the last couple of years have been hard, and adds that she's amazed this wish finally came true for him.
Lori Crabb says, "I sat in the barn last night and looked around and thought this has really happened, he's really milking cows. His dream has come true. He brought the farm to life."
Lori says Dylan found out he had leukemia about a year and a half ago.
She says he was cancer free for awhile, but did relapse a few months ago and is waiting to have his second bone marrow transplant.
She says it'll be risky, but adds Dylan’s a tough kid.
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