LAST BIRTHDAY. AS 12 NEWS KENDALL KEYS REPORTS, PEOPLE IN PEWAUKEE MADE IT EXTRA SPECIAL. >> IT IS AMAZING AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE -- GREAT PEOPLE DOING SO MUCH FOR US. YOU ARE HAPPY TO SEE IT, BUT YOU WISH IT WAS NOT YOUR KID. JOYCE PARADE OF HUNDREDS. : A FOR ONE SPECIAL FIVE-YEAR-OLD ON HER SPECIAL DAY. DELANEY LAST BIRTHDAY. A TRIP FOR AN EAR INFECTION IS WHEN THEY TOLD HER PARENTS SHE HAD WEEKS TO LIVE. IT WAS BRAIN CANCER AND IT WAS TERMINAL. PUSHING NEWS FOR A LITTLE GIRL FULL OF LIFE. >> BRAIN CANCER IS TERRIBLE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AS A PERSON IS A PUZZLE, BRAIN CANCER IS THE ONE THING THAT TAKES ONE PIECE AWAY EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES IT IT IS SNEAKY OR OBVIOUS. IT IS OBVIOUS AND A STEADY DECLINE. JOYCE: HER MOM SAYS SHE IS A DADDY’S GIRL. DELANEY COULD LIFT AN EYELID WITH HER FINGER TO SEE THE OUTPOURING OF LOVE ORGANIZED BY STRANGERS. >> YOU DO NOT KNOW DELANEY BEFORE THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING HOW TO DO. >> YES THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAD TO DO. JOYCE: ONE WITH THE POWER TO TOUCH MANY. SHARON ASKED FOR BIRTHDAY CARDS, AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD 15,000 CAME IN. >> SHE WILL NOT BE AROUND FOR MUCH LONGER. HAVING EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER, TO MAKE THIS THE BEST EVENT POSSIBLE AND HOPEFULLY PUT A SMILE NOT JUST ON HER FACE BUT THE FAMILIES FACE. >> SHE WILL SMILE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER FACE. >> WHILE SHE WATCHES THE PARADE HER PARENTS WATCH AN INVISIBLE CLOCK CHERISHING EVERY SECOND THEY HAVE. >> HOPEFULLY CHRISTMAS SHE WILL MAKE IT. >> HEARTWARMING TO SEE THAT SUPPORT. KENDALL, YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE DELANEY, HOW IS SHE? KENDALL: THE SURGERY THAT DID ALLOW HER TO COME HOME DID MAKE HER LIGHT AND IT SOUNDS SENSITIVE. WHICH IS WHY SHE WATCHED THE PARADE FROM INSIDE. HER PARENTS TELL ME SHE IS ABLE TO HEAR THEM. IF THERE IS SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENED, SHE CAN OPENER HER EYES WITH THE HELP OF A FINGER. SHE HOPE
'You wish it wasn't your kid': Hundreds join birthday parade for Wisconsin 5-year-old
Doctors gave Delaney Krings weeks to live after a terminal brain cancer diagnosis in October
Updated: 5:04 AM EST Dec 19, 2022
The Pewaukee, Wisconsin, community and beyond dropped everything Friday night to lift up a little girl for her fifth birthday. "It's amazing, and there's so many great people out there doing so much for us. You're really happy to see it, but you wish it wasn't your kid," said Jacob Krings, Delaney Krings' father.In October, a trip to the emergency room for an ear infection would become the moment doctors told Delaney's parents she had just weeks to live. It was brain cancer, and it was terminal. "Brain cancer is terrible because if you look at a person as a puzzle, as a jigsaw puzzle, brain cancer is that one thing that takes one piece away every day and sometimes it's really sneaky, other times it's really obvious. But it's, unfortunately, a pretty steady decline," said Heather Krings, Delaney's mother.Andrew Kreblin, with the Wisconsin Truck Takeover Enthusiasts, heard Delaney's story and felt compelled to do something. After consulting with Delaney's parents, strangers to him, he began planning the parade. He said hundreds responded, wanting to be a part of the parade."It's good to see the community coming together. Time of need right now for the family. It's real touching, I've got kids at home around the same age," Kreblin said.Delaney's mom says she's a daddy's girl. So, from the window, in her father's arms, Delaney could lift an eyelid with her finger to see the outpouring of love, organized by a stranger. "This is just something we had to do. Right when I read the article, I had to do something, right then and there," Kreblin said. Sharon Tomlinson, a friend of the family, asked for birthday cards for Delaney. From around the world, 15,000 cards and thousands more packages poured in for Delaney. "Delaney's not going to be around for much longer. So having everybody come together to make this the best event possible and hopefully put a smile, not just on her face, but the family's face," Tomlinson said."She'll smile with the right side of her face," Krings said.While Delaney watches the parade, her parents watch an invisible clock, cherishing every second they have. "Hopefully, Christmas, she'll make it," Krings said.
The Pewaukee, Wisconsin, community and beyond dropped everything Friday night to lift up a little girl for her fifth birthday.
"It's amazing, and there's so many great people out there doing so much for us. You're really happy to see it, but you wish it wasn't your kid," said Jacob Krings, Delaney Krings' father.
In October, a trip to the emergency room for an ear infection would become the moment doctors told Delaney's parents she had just weeks to live. It was brain cancer, and it was terminal.
"Brain cancer is terrible because if you look at a person as a puzzle, as a jigsaw puzzle, brain cancer is that one thing that takes one piece away every day and sometimes it's really sneaky, other times it's really obvious. But it's, unfortunately, a pretty steady decline," said Heather Krings, Delaney's mother.
Andrew Kreblin, with the Wisconsin Truck Takeover Enthusiasts, heard Delaney's story and felt compelled to do something. After consulting with Delaney's parents, strangers to him, he began planning the parade. He said hundreds responded, wanting to be a part of the parade.
"It's good to see the community coming together. Time of need right now for the family. It's real touching, I've got kids at home around the same age," Kreblin said.
Delaney's mom says she's a daddy's girl. So, from the window, in her father's arms, Delaney could lift an eyelid with her finger to see the outpouring of love, organized by a stranger.
"This is just something we had to do. Right when I read the article, I had to do something, right then and there," Kreblin said.
Sharon Tomlinson, a friend of the family, asked for birthday cards for Delaney. From around the world, 15,000 cards and thousands more packages poured in for Delaney.
"Delaney's not going to be around for much longer. So having everybody come together to make this the best event possible and hopefully put a smile, not just on her face, but the family's face," Tomlinson said.
"She'll smile with the right side of her face," Krings said.
While Delaney watches the parade, her parents watch an invisible clock, cherishing every second they have.
"Hopefully, Christmas, she'll make it," Krings said.
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