Dying Boy's Last Wish: To be the Envy of Nerds Everywhere

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/article_1702706.php?referrer=digg

Thanks to the Make a Wish foundation, Ezra Chatterton was able to create a new World of Warcraft character, customize it (he specifically wanted a wickedly curving crossbow that shoots flames causing 300 points of damage for ten seconds......), visit Blizzard, and supervised the creation of the graphics and audio. His dog Kyle was added to the game.

I'm happy that this kid, dying of brain cancer, was able to fulfill his wish, but on the scale of wish-quality he was clearly rolling a mere d8, rather than a d20.

I find it humorous that his mother won't allow him to play the game, but his father allowed him to spend all day with Blizzard, then sit in front of the computer for an additional five hours playing WoW before Ezra collapsed (of exhaustion). What kind of mother won't let her dying child escape reality to a delightful fantasy world? Piss poor, Mrs. Chatterton. Piss poor, indeed.