Before the Toys "R" Us store in Windsor even opens Tuesday morning, it will be a very busy place.
Starting at 7 a.m., an 11-year-old boy with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and suspected Dysautonomia will have three minutes to fill a shopping cart with as many free toys as possible.
A photo of Colby courtesy of the Starlight Children's Foundation.
Colby's family is the tenth to be picked to take part in the store's "3-Minute Dash" program in partnership with the Starlight Children's Foundation. The event is designed to provide children with serious illnesses a positive experience outside the hospital.
Colby's health problems started when he was just 18-months-old. Doctors had a hard time diagnosing his low oxygen saturation, chronic pain and heart problems. Two years ago he was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
The boy hopes to get a new scooter and a drone during his dash through the store.
Toys "R" Us has also committed to several other Starlight Canada initiatives including 85 grants to support entertainment for hospitalized children, care packages for children and their parents during their hospital stay, and resources for baby programs at neonatal intensive care units and pediatric intensive care units across Canada.