Bethesda lets cancer-fighting Wes, 12, play Fallout 76 months before release
The company took a copy of the game's limited edition to Wes, who has the same condition as Bradley Lowery, days after he received the news doctors were recommending his treatment be stopped
FALLOUT makers Bethesda have made one of the final wishes of a 12-year-old boy suffering from the same disease as Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery come true by letting him play their next hit game months before it is released.
12-year-old Wes, from Virginia in the USA, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of five but was told earlier this month that doctors were recommending his treatment was stopped due to the progression of the disease.
After receiving the devastating news, Wes realised without treatment he was almost certainly not going to be able to play Fallout 76, which he had pre-ordered on the day it was announced back in June.
According to Wes' parents in a post last weekend, the news from his doctors that further treatment would do more harm than good "completely devastated us in every way imaginable."
"Our hearts are shattered. Of course I will never give up on my boy. I continue to look into options for him as well as things I can do here at home. Wes says he is not mad anymore and he is not scared. He still has found ways to use his witty sense of humor and it keeps a smile on our faces just when we need it. He is not in pain and hasn’t needed pain medicine," they said.
"Wes was asked what he wanted and among the very short list he gave, one of the things was that he wanted to inspire others to help sea-life and clean the oceans," the post continued.
Days after that, "he cried to us that he just realized that he probably would never get to play the Power Armor Edition of the new Fallout 76 game he had preordered as soon as it was announced back in June."
However, when Bethesda, the company behind the hit series, heard about his situation, they swung into action.
Posting on a , his parents said: "Thanks to Martino Cartier, Wes didn’t have to wait. Bethesda's very own Matt Grandstaff drove 4 hours from Maryland to our home to hand deliver this surprise."
"He spent the day at our house watching Wes play, making him the first person in the world outside of the video game industry employees to play," the post said.
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"Those hours of playtime made him happier than you know," his parents said.
Wes still has a fundraising page open to help cover medical costs and related expenses, and you can donate .
For the rest of us, Fallout 76 is out on November 14 and .
- Donate to Wes' Fight Against Neuroblastoma via GoFundMe -