<div><p>Kees Veldboer, an ambulance driver from the Netherlands, had his life changed forever by one simple request. He was doing a routine part of his job the day it happened, driving a terminally ill patient from one hospital to another.</p><p>But the patient had a final request: he had been cooped up in the hospital for months, and he would probably never get a chance to get some fresh air again. He hoped Veldboer would stop, and let him enjoy the sunshine by the riverside one last time</p><p>Veldboer did, and when he saw how happy the simple gesture made the patient he knew he had found his purpose in life.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Icecream.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Icecream_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Icecream_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Getting ice cream one last time.<cite>Stichting Ambulance Wens</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Wedding.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Wedding_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Wedding_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Going to her granddaughter's wedding.<cite>Stichting Ambulance Wens</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Shortly after, Veldboer started the Ambulance Wish Foundation. We're all familiar with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the charity that grants wishes for children with terminal conditions. Veldboer's charity does the same thing, except for adults.</p><p>With a team of medical personnel, a fleet of special ambulances and some medical equipment, there are no wishes - large or small - that Veldboer and his team can't grant.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Riding-horse.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Riding-horse_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Riding-horse_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Riding-horse_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Riding a horse one final time.<cite>Stichting Ambulance Wens</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Since 2006 the organization has brought joy to over 7,000 people in their final days. They manage to grant about 4 every day, and it can be surprising what people ask for.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Ocean.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Visiting the ocean one last time.<cite>Stichting Ambulance Wens</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Giraffe.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Giraffe_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Giraffe_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Visiting his favorite giraffe.<cite>Stichting Ambulance Wens</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>One man, a maintenance worker at a zoo, asked to see his favorite giraffe one last time. Another patient wanted to see her favorite painting again.</p><p>But others have simpler requests, like visiting family. One patient just asked to leave the hospital and visit their home again. </p><p>The foundation even arranged for one woman to travel back to Romania, so she could die surrounded by her family.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Painting.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Painting_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Painting_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Seeing her favorite painting.<cite>Stichting Ambulance Wens</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Kees---LG.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Kees---LG_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Kees---LG_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Gers!</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Despite the incredible things his charity does, Veldboer remains humble.</p><p>"I'm just a very ordinary Dutch guy who does what he likes best, and my hobby is helping others," he told the <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34297590">BBC</a>. </p><p>"I've learned that if you follow your heart and do things your own way, people will support you." </p><p><strong>Share this post and tell us what you last wish would be!</strong></p></div>