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And in the background, a pastor was yelling "Hey kid! Don't die yet! At least, not until you listen to me tell you that Santa isn't real! Got that? Santa doesn't exist. Okay, go ahead and die now!".
Since publication, the News Sentinel has done additional investigation in an attempt to independently verify Schmitt-Matzen’s account. This has proven unsuccessful. Although facts about his background have checked out, his story of bringing a gift to a dying child remains unverified. The News Sentinel cannot establish that Schmitt-Matzen’s account is inaccurate, but more importantly, ongoing reporting cannot establish that it is accurate.
The part that rings false to me is the idea that they kicked the mom of a dying 5 year old out of the room. I mean, if Santa was there to visit your sick kid, you'd stay in the room with him, wouldn't you?
The part that rings false to me is the idea that they kicked the mom of a dying 5 year old out of the room. I mean, if Santa was there to visit your sick kid, you'd stay in the room with him, wouldn't you?
From what I read Santa asked them to wait outside because the parents were obviously upset and crying and the guy who played Santa was afraid he'd break down crying. The parents could still see the child through the large ICU window though.
I watched and listened to that guys interview and it rings true to me. I didn't get any indication that he was lying or making it up.
And in the background, a pastor was yelling "Hey kid! Don't die yet! At least, not until you listen to me tell you that Santa isn't real! Got that? Santa doesn't exist. Okay, go ahead and die now!".
I was thinking something like that too, from my experience working as an orderly in the ICU unit when I was working my way through college, we don't state to a child that they're going to die. Also, something else I was thinking as I was reading the story, when someone is approaching the point of death, the oxygen level gets very low and the blood pressure also decreases so that with both of those vital signs going down, the brain slows/shuts down to the point where carrying a lucid conversation is unlikely.
19 years in healthcare, 15 as an ER doc...seen many, many people die...some talking till they code...but nothing as calm or coherent or unpanicked as that supposed conversation.
Maybe the timeline has has been tinkered with to make a better story.
The part that rings false to me is the idea that they kicked the mom of a dying 5 year old out of the room. I mean, if Santa was there to visit your sick kid, you'd stay in the room with him, wouldn't you?
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Originally Posted by elliedeee
From what I read Santa asked them to wait outside because the parents were obviously upset and crying and the guy who played Santa was afraid he'd break down crying. The parents could still see the child through the large ICU window though.
I watched and listened to that guys interview and it rings true to me. I didn't get any indication that he was lying or making it up.
I just can not and will not accept that this story is a fabrication. I'm not going to volunteer to comb through the records but, there has to be a record of a 5-year-old dying in the Tennessee area around that time. I mean 5-year old's aren't;t just dropping dead on a regular basis. I think that would be a good place to start if people are so hell bent on 1. verifying the story 2. tearing Santa down.
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