Brain tumor victim makes-a-wish for PS3

by Kyle Orland on Jan 19th 2007 1:55PM

The St. Albans Messenger has a heartwarming story about a recovering brain tumor patient that got a pretty sweet deal courtesy of the Make-A-Wish foundation. Eighteen-year-old Ryan Kubas came home from a limousine trip to Wendy's (his favorite restaurant) to find a widescreen LCD TV, a new sound system, and a PlayStation 3 that had been donated by an anonymous IBM employee.

To be completely accurate, Ryan didn't get the PS3 until just after he got home, and was reportedly "a little disappointed" to find just the sound system and TV upon arriving. When Make-A-Wish volunteers brought the system from their car, though, they produced "a chorus of cheers from everyone inside the house."

Kubas' initial review of the PS3 reveals that it is "very realistic, much better than the PlayStation 2," and also "awesome."

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Tags: awesome, charity, gift, make a wish, MakeAWish, prize, PS3, tumor

Reader Comments (71)

As much as I want to say something bad about the PS3 here, I think it's worse that this would be the kid's wish. I would want to go somewhere... see something amazing. Not some stupid game console, whatever the brand.

PS3 Fanboys. All you guys ever do is praise the PS3 Joystiq and constantly post positive posts about the PS3... How can the site be so plain with all the money Sony must be paying you!!!

Sorry, had to do it...

Ryan Kubas said "I wanted a F***** Xbox360. ahhhhhhhh"

When the kid plays with the PS3, the tumor is going to get bigger when he realize that the PS3 Sucks... better wish a Wii60

That thing's just going to give him another brain tumor.

"a little disappointed"? Jeez Ryan, maybe your brain tumor just isn't bad enough for a PS3...

You must have a brain tumor if you want a PS3.

"And I thought Chemo was bad"

-Ryan Kubas, after seeing the games he had and the game linup for Spring.

i think i'm going to grow a brain tumor then, much easier than getting $600!!!

Man how can some one have the odasity to choose the PS3 over the 360 right? I mean out of all the ppl in the whole world not one could possibly want the ps3.

Btw I was being scarstic, you ppl are M$ fanboys.

ps3?

brain tumor is right.

hes not going to be able to play anything fucking decent before he's gone besides resistance. unless he gets lucky and motorstorm comes out.

I would wish to play Duke Nukem Forever/Halo 3/see the Halo movie before I die. But unfortantly I'd die without getting my wish.

On topic, it's pretty cool the kid got his wish, Wendy's is pretty damn good. It's just to bad the kid may not get to play any AAA titles for the ps3 considering the time it takes for decent games to come out after a console launches.

Anticrawl

He has a brain tumor your assholes dont start with your "oh i guess that sony paid that kid" or that stupid comment from xbot ¬¬ you m$ and wiifanboys piss me off

This has just prooven to me that MS Joystiq fanboys are the most iddiotic ppl on Earth, this isn't even a PS3 discussion, he only picked it cos he likes it, why are you coming down on him for that? Is he not entitled to his own likes and dislikes? Why is what he likes wrong and what you like right?

You're so busy commenting on the bloody 360, you don't even have time to make a justified opinion on the situation. Shows how far your brain powers go.

I am glad this guy is happy, I am glad he is recovering and I hope his tumour doesn't develop again like my aunt's did.

Rofl. The title is priceless. Only someone with a brain tumor would want a ps3.

"it's not ah toomuh!"

Sometimes there are more important things then gaming, my Aunt whom I was close to happened to be a sufferer of a brain tumour and although it was supposedly sorted, it came back and killed her. Best of luck to this guy, and I hope he recovers soon, after a surgery like this, it can take a while to get better, not only that, it can sometimes cause depression, he will need all the support from his family possible :)

Haha scratch that last one, I'd wish for Freakazoid to come back on air with the same cast and some more episodes. Also for a box set to come out on DVD.

Anticrawl

I remember stupid Freakaziod ¬_¬ ...sigh....bad memories.

I am currently donating to a tumour health service, it makes me happy to know that my money is going to a good cause :)

bounchfx - you totally beat me to it! Good Show Sir!

SHWEEEEEEEET!!!

Even a dying kid wants a PS3.

Says a ton about 360! Microsoft...you'll never be a mass market player. Here's your niche--> < Enjoy it!!

What a waste of money. If the make a wish foundation just gave all these gifts' money to research to actually cure the diseases, we wouldn't have these problems.

Also, I dunno, if my kid were dying, I think I'd just shell out the money for the PS3 myself, or charge it if it's an issue. Nobody is going to get pissed at you for going into debt to buy your dying kid a PS3.

A little disappointed? Snot nosed brain tumor punk!
Kidding...

Holy crap! This is the first time I've read any news posted on this site from my homestate (Vermont). I'm glad the first story is a heartwarming one.

With Child's Play donating videgames to children's hostpitals, and make-a-wish fondations giving people PS3's, there must be something videogames are doing right nowadays to help ease pain and suffering. Take that Hilary Clinton and Jack Thompson!

What pisses me off about this is how he was visibly 'upset' about not getting the PS3. WTF??? He just got a new widescreen LCD TV and a new sound system and he's upset? If it had been me I would be grateful with all the stuff I did get.

Post-Mortem
"Well, they may have lost a child... but they gained one hell of a home theatre." -Coroner..

"Well, let's make another. Then we'll let this kid play under powerlines and hope for a Porsche..." -Husband

So after he's gone, do the parents get to keep everything?

God damn you're just an exemplary pack of assholes aren't you? (Sorry to the few commentors who do get this story, I don't mean you) Kudos to the unnamed IBM employee. I'm glad Ryan's able to enjoy the gift; hopefully it'll help speed his recovery, or at the very least take his mind off the situation.

"and was reportedly "a little disappointed" to find just the sound system and TV upon arriving"

What? Seriously? That is disappointing and sad...

At what point did I accidentally post as Anticrawl? Because ever since both Animaniacs and Pinky & The Brain came out on DVD, that's what I've been wishing for.

When the hell did Make-A-Wish start doing multiple wishes for the same kid? What a pig!

"Ok, I want a limo ride, then I want dinner at Wendy's, then I want a PS3 when I come home. And it wouldn't hurt to have a sound system and HDTV. Wink, wink."

Sheesh. If I was dying, I'd just wish for unlimited wishes.

Hmmm, I got cancer a decade ago when I was 19. I never got shit. I was one or 2 years old to benefit from this...sucks...i wish i would have gotten cancer in high school so I could get some cool gifts too. Well, I got to keep my life...i guess that was the greatest gift of all. So I can't complain too much.

Anyone else wonder if "anonymous IBM employee" should've been spelled "unsuccessful IBM eBay fanatic"?

That said, it is slightly disconcerting that the kid was upset after getting such cool stuff because the PS3 was missing. But, cancer is never good so I hope he and his family enjoys the new toys to their fullest.

Jeez, poor kid gets cancer AND a PS3? He just can't win.

While I do applaud the IBM guy (who has a lot of money, it would seem, and I'm glad that he used some of it in a way that would bring joy to another,) and I donate to Child's Play and MAWF, I still can't help but think the "little dissapointed" thing felt off. It takes away the normal feeling of gratitude that comes from charity, and creates a tone ot the article that felt more like a kid at Christmas. I'm certainly not going to berate him for it or anything, but I would've thought it polite to hide any dissapointment a little better.

Then again, kid had a brain tumor, I don't even know what that can really do to someone, you know? *shrug*

OK, I just wrote a post that I think was eaten, and I don't feel like typing it again. Basic gist:

Make a Wish is an organization more concerned with creating photo-ops good enough to get them more funding than they are with actually helping kids who are going to die.

MAKE A WISH SUCKS.

Child's Play > Make a Wish

Cancer sucks. I would have given him mine.... Of course my wife totaled my car yesterday so maybe it will go to ebgames for cash so I can buy a new one.

was reportedly "a little disappointed" to find just the sound system and TV upon arriving.

I know this kid has cancer and all but man are kids spoiled today or what. They should have taken it all back.

What would have been really cool is if Dave Chapelle personally delivered it and owned the kid's ass at some NBA 07.

Jeez. He wished for a PS3?!? He must have been sick.

"SHWEEEEEEEET!!!

Even a dying kid wants a PS3.

Says a ton about 360! Microsoft...you'll never be a mass market player. Here's your niche--> < Enjoy it!!"

I think Microsoft will somehow make do with the 'non-terminal' niche.

It's kind of sad that a dying kid wants material things. I'd hope, in that situation, I'd ask for something like a trip somewhere I'd read about, like the moon or Paris Hilton.

This is some confirmation to my hypothesis that the PS3 appeals to people with serious brain related problems.

YOU PEOPLE ARE SO IGNORANT, HE GOT A PS3 AND NOT AN XBOX 360, BECAUSE HE HAS HIS OWN FUCKING OPINION. JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO AFFORD A PS3 DOESN'T MEAN THE PS3 "SUCKS", GO PLAY AND GET YOUR GAMER SCORE HIGHER SO YOU CAN GO AND BRAG TO EVERYONE ON HOW THE ONLY REAL LIFE ACCOMPLISHMENT, YOU EVER HAD WAS PRESSING BUTTONS. SERIOUSLY, WISEN THE FUCK UP AND PLAY YOUR DAMN SYSTEM IN PEACE.

@1
Are you retarded?? Look around the webpage... who owns Joystiq?? Answer-AOL... Which is of course a MICROSOFT COMPANY!!! YOU JACKASS!!! How many Sony ads do you see on this page?? NONE! How many Microsoft ads? Lots more.... So please think before you post stupid things like this otherwise you just end up looking dumb..

I activated Rich's comment for him since I enjoyed it so much, and wanted to share his wisdom with everyone.

"So please think before you post stupid things like this otherwise you just end up looking dumb."

So very true, Rich.

not wanting a ps3 has nothing to do with not being able to afford one.

It has to do with "I dont give a shit about blue-ray and it has no fucking games"

blue ray? tack on
whats that? every single fucking game out and that is coming out (oh, i'm sorry, 90%) is already out on 360, and the 360 is cheaper. Check the March release list for ps3. Theres about hmm.. 6-7 games that have been out on xbox for months.

GG ps3

Perhaps he had to settle for a PS3 because even Make-A-Wish couldn't get their hands on a Wii? ;D

(Apologies for the cheap shot. :))

Seriously kid.... Enjoy it while you can. (trying not to laugh)

Oh that's right.... Since the games suck ass, and there aren't gonna be any for a long while, that might result in a few problems.

Besides - I'll bet the kid actually wanted a Wii. But they couldn't find one and settled on a PS3.

#36 Oh, I'm sorry. Really I am. I'm trying not to be a complete asshole, unlike all the PS3 fanboys who flooded 360 forums less than a year ago...you know...before E3 '06 when it all hit the fan for Sony.

So, I'm so gosh golly sorry that I have to pay you back for all your jackassery.

Furthermore, just remember when NOT buying into Sony was called thinking for yourself and Microsoft was the underdog.

And ya...he's only on earth for a little while longer. Why not get a system that has tons of great games NOW instead of later this year and into next year? Because I have an itch this was ALL stirred up by the soulless marketing department at Sony. What better way to say "Buy Playstation 3 Now" than to have a terminally ill kid get one...

PS3 ppl, it is not worth bringing yourself down to the petite minds of a hardcore Joystiq 360 fanboy, it is better to rise above it, if they are so upset at the fact that someone prefered something other then what they like, then they seem more like the ones with the brain tumour. Maybe they need checking out, or the people in white coats come pick them up.

If you came here to rant about his pick of a PS3 rather then the situation, then you must be a typical gaming nerd, those ones with the thick wheel sized glasses that never stops talking about you games and consoles when the rest of the people in your class are discussing thier partners, or sports :) It is wise for you to go out and see the light for once in your life.

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