Jackson Ward turns 8 on Sunday but his birthday wish has already come true.
Jackson Ward has been waiting for a new heart for the last five months at Texas Children's Hospital. He'll soon celebrate his 8th birthday and all he wanted was to meet a real life cowboy. His wish came true Wednesday.
The 7-year old grew up on his family ranch in Cleveland, Texas and has a love for tractors and horses. Jackson turns eight on Sunday and all he wanted was the chance to meet a real-life cowboy. It happened on Wednesday when his care team in the hospital's intensive care unit surprised him with a visit from world champion bull rider Cody Teel, according to a release from the hospital.Meet Bruce Wang, the Chinese cowboy in Texas defying Asian stereotypes with a southern drawl
Jackson talked about his family ranch in Cleveland and showed Teel pictures of his pet cow, Itsy, whom he bottle-fed as a calf, a video from the hospital shows."That's how you want to get off one, now I'll show you how not to get off one," Teel said in a video and Jackson and his family laughed.
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