Reece Puddington is too young to have a bucket list. But the 11-year-old British boy who decided to put a stop to his cancer treatment has penned one anyway.
According to an article in CBC, Reece was diagnosed with a nerve tissue cancer called neuroblastoma in 2008—when he was just five.
"I could opt for another trial, but this would mean travelling a lot to the hospital and coping with the side effects," Reece wrote on his Facebook page. "[Or] I could simply do nothing, stay at home and let nature take its course, which would lead to me losing my life slightly earlier than if I'd had more treatment."
A devastating decision, at any age. Yet Reece has continued to publicize his journey, including a bucket list, to more than 17,000 followers from all over the world
Amazingly, many of Reece's wishes have come to fruition, thanks to various companies and individuals.
A Childcare company called Moments Fostering Ltd. gave him an Xbox, while Reece had breakfast delivered care of the British pub chain Wetherspoons.
Still no word on the Hobbit house for his backyard, yet that too is also in the works, thanks to a set designer and carpenter named Jason Onion.
Johnny Depp, if you're reading—a likeness has appeared at Reece's bedside, but the real Jack Sparrow is still very much sought after.
Among stranger items included on the list is £1000 in £20 notes to go toward the construction of a beach hut for "other poorly children so that they can enjoy it, too. This," said Reece, "would be my legacy!"
Here is his entire bucket list:
What do you think of Reece's decision to stop receiving treatment?
Another young person who managed to inspire the world while battling cancer.
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