2-year-old with cancer gets to ride the school bus
Ava Parker, who has terminal brain cancer, wanted a chance to ride a bus and go to school. On Tuesday, she and her family boarded a yellow bus and spent the afternoon with a preschool class.
Two-year-old Ava, who has a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, wanted to ride a bus and go to school. She got her wish on Tuesday.
INDIANAPOLIS — With their daughter having been given only a few weeks left to live, Ava Parker's family wanted to make sure she gets to do what she wants during this precious time.
Two-year-old Ava, who has a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, wanted to ride a bus and go to school.
Arrangements were made for the youngster and her family to ride a Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township bus to Liberty Early Elementary School. She spent Tuesday afternoon with a preschool class there.
"The other kids were very kind to her and excited to have a new friend in class," an announcement on the school district website said.
Local news crews reported on the bittersweet experience.
Ava rode a Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township bus.
"When we found out last Monday that our days are truly numbered with her, I wanted to give her what she truly wanted," said Ava's mother, Kacy Parker, WTHR reported.
For more details about Ava, go to www.avastrong.us.
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